Exploration of Power and Conflict in Shelley's "Ozymandias
Delve into Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet "Ozymandias" to uncover how poetic devices are wielded to depict themes of power and conflict. Unpack the concept of MITSL and its relevance to interpreting poetry. Reflect on the grandeur of the ancient city and the fallen ruler represented by the broken statue. Contrast the perceived power of the ruler with the enduring legacy of the sculptor. The poem serves as a cautionary tale on the transient nature of human achievements and the inevitable march of time.
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Ozymandias Objectives: 1) To explore the poem Ozymandias focusing on how Shelley has used poetic devices to portray the theme of power and conflict To introduce the idea of MITSL and how it applies to your reading of a poem 2)
What do you imagine this city to have been like in the past? Describe in no more than 10 words what the city would have looked like. What about this ruler? Why might his statue be broken now?
Who holds more power? Ruler Sculptor
Ozymandias Quick Context Ozymandias is a sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1817. It is based on an Egyptian Pharaoh called Ramesses II. This Pharaoh was a hugely powerful tyrant and ordered a statue of himself to be made. On this statue he had the words inscribed My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! (closely translated). He believed himself to be god-like and indestructible. But as we know, time is more powerful than even the strongest man. Pride comes before a fall
Listen to the poem underline words below Words linked to Words linked to Ozymandias no power/being forgotten no power/being forgotten Ozymandias having having Words linked to Words linked to Ozymandias Ozymandias' power ' power
Language Words linked to Words linked to Ozymandias no power/being forgotten no power/being forgotten Ozymandias having having Words linked to Words linked to Ozymandias Ozymandias' power ' power 'sneer' 'trunkless' 'cold command' 'shattered' 'passion' 'lifeless' 'King of kings' 'nothing' 'mighty' 'decay' 'despair' 'wreck' 'bare' 'lone'
Who is the speaker ? What does this suggest? Who or what is being described here? I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed. And on the pedestal these words appear: `My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away". How has Ozymandias been described? why? What is Shelley saying about the sculptor? How is a pun used here? Why is this ironic?
Meaning MITSL Meaning, Imagery, Tone, Structure, Language (My Itchy Toes Smell Loads) what is the poem about? who is the speaker? - are they dramatized (a character) who is being spoken to or addressed? what is being spoken about? Theme(s)of the poem - what is it really about? Setting/culture - where s the poem set? Culture it is from/about? where does the poem get to from start to end? Alwayslink everything to meaning. Ask yourself how does this contributes to the meaning? Why has the poet used this technique? Tone How would the poem be spoken? (angry, sad, nostalgic, bitter, humorous etc) Imagery Alliteration -the repeating of initial sounds. Assonance - is the term used for the repetition of vowel sounds within consecutive words as in, 'rags of green weed hung down...'. Metaphor - comparing two things by saying one is the other. Simile - comparing two things saying one is like or as the other. Personification - giving something non-human human qualities. Onomatopoeia - words that sound like the thing they describe. Repetition - does the poet repeat words or phrases? Language What kinds of words are used? Puns - a pun is a play on words - Shear Class! if Shearer scores. Connotation -associations that words have (as "stallion" connotes a certain kind of horse with certain sorts of uses)? Double meanings - butts in - putting bottoms in or interrupting. Ambiguity - is the word or phrase deliberately unclear? Could it mean opposite things or many different things?. Word order- are the words in an unusual order why? Adjectives - what are the key describing words? Key words and phrases - do any of the words or phrases stand out? Do they shock? Are the words violent or sad etc? Slang or unusual words and misspellings - Does the poet use slang or informal language? Are American words used? Intertextuality - does the poem reference another text? Style - does the poet copy another style? (Newspaper, play etc) Characters - if there are characters how do they speak? Structure Rhyme is there a rhyme scheme? Couplets? Internal rhyme? Rhythm how many syllables per line? Regular or free verse? Why are some different lengths? Stanzas how many? How do they change? Do some stand out? Enjambment- do the lines run on to the next line or stanza? End stopping - does each line finish at the end of a sentence? Form does the poem have a shape to it?
Meaning MITSL Meaning, Imagery, Tone, Structure, Language (My Itchy Toes Smell Loads) Alwayslink everything to meaning. Ask yourself how does this contributes to the meaning? Why has the poet used this technique? Tone Imagery Language Structure
Bounce time One person starts with the question: How does Shelley use poetic devices to show power and conflict in Ozymandias? Once they have answered you bounce it to another student and pose another question keep going until you run out of ideas and questions
Getting it down You have 7 minutes to write a PEAL paragraph answering the question: How does Shelley use poetic devices to show power and conflict in Ozymandias? Focus on either one of ITSL
Compare the ways poets present ideas about power in Ozymandias and in one other poem from Power and Conflict Ozymandias Meaning (title) Imagery Tone Structure Language
Compare the ways poets present ideas about power in Ozymandias and in one other poem from Power and Conflict
30 min response Using your information from your table or venn diagram write a response to the question: Compare the ways poets present ideas about power in Ozymandias and in one other poem from Power and Conflict
Success criteria Is there: 1. An introduction which includes both poems outlining their meaning and their titles? 2. A section on imagery which compares both poems in relation to power using quotes? 3. A section on tone which compares both poems in relation to power using quotes? 4. A section on structure which compares both poems in relation to power using quotes? 5. A section on language which compares both poems in relation to power using quotes?
