The poem “Ozymandias”, is a poem based around the fall of power and is written as a short and rhyming story which is written to show how nothing is permanent, nothing lasts forever. The article on "Saddam" is much of the same as his legacy is literally been torn down in the form of his statue.
“Ozymandias” is a sonnet, with fourteen lines. Although it doesn't have a simple rhyme scheme or punctuation. Rhyme is partially present in the poem, but no clear rhyme scheme is used and this makes the reader think that something is out of order. I think that the rhyme scheme represents the difference between the way the king thought future was going to be (having a great legacy with people remembering the "king of kings") and the reality (his only legacy is a crumbling statue, forgotten and deserted) his future was out of order as well as the rhyme.
The first line and a half up to the colon are the narrator's words, the rest are those of the traveler he meets. This creates the effect that an unimportant person, "the traveller", "who said" (which belittles him) there is a forgotten statue dying in a "antique" land. The pre-modifier "Antique" makes the statue seem old but precious at the same time. The traveller then goes on to describe the kings bleak and power deprived legacy, which is the opposite of what he expected. This is the recurring theme for the poem, that all great power will come to an end.
The first line in about Saddam's rise and fall is used to describe the scene by what 'Brian Whitaker' said. He describes him as the "Baghdad statue", which makes the reader think that his statue which embodied his power could be seen all across the capital. The rest is done as more of a diary layout, going through what happened on that...
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... sympathy whatsoever with the statue or the king though, due to how Shelley describes it; "sneer of cold command, hand that mocked them" and the arrogance of the words displayed at the bottom, "king of king's". It is almost like he makes the reader feel sorry for who he ruled over which is the same as the article about Saddam.
In the article about Saddam his statue needs to be ripped down to show people his fall in power, his statue was not in ruin he was not forgotten unlike Ozymandias. Saddam did not fall with grace, he was publicly executed, so everyone saw his fall however his power was still alive in the form of a statue. Was never seen as magnificent but cruel and horrific in his rein. Its shown that the Iraqis were making progress and would of probably succeeded in defeating Saddam, much like before he died. But the US intervened and speeded up the process.
These are the philosophical conclusions the narrator comes to and then summarises in the coda. This essentially states that archaeology is unimportant due to its failure to capture the human spirit. The archaeologist himself, therefore, might be a personification of archaeologists or archaeology as a whole. Exact details about his study are not included, and the ambiguity of his conclusions, the most emphasized fact, applies to all ancient history. Personification of concepts or large groups are present the poem: e.g. "the criminal in us." This simplifies the concepts being referred to, both making them more accessible, and expressing them in fewer words. Therefore, doing this tightens the structure of the poem. The archaeologist’s inability to answer the questions posed by the narrator both parallels his lack of awareness of the narrator's viewpoint, and discredits him to the audience. This vindicates the narrator's final dismissal of 'history'. The narrator, of course, can only make discoveries if they are a character themself, with a unique perspective which may or may not reflect the authors. If not, they are a persona used to consider an issue from a new perspective. The visibility of the narrator is demonstrated through their use of colloquial language - "that's a stumper". In the coda and title, attention is also
Shelley uses iambic pentameter within his poem to reflect upon the pharaoh, Ozymandias. ‘Ozy’ means to breathe and ‘mandias’ is to rule so creates a person who is living to be in control and powerful. The poem written in iambic pentameter follows strict rules which reflects Ozymandias’ attitudes towards his people. Deeply negative words in the poem including ‘wrinkled’ and ‘sneer’ suggest he is a dictator and the reader is able to discover that the poem is certainly an attack and not praising his power. The rhythm of the iambic pentameter also resembles a heartbeat which can be seen as ironic as the pharaoh is dead.
As Karr puts it, “White pawn to black knight, I travel always towards your missing face.”(1). She references chess pieces not only because it was her favorite past time with her lover but also because she considered Coleman to be her black knight and she was the white pawn. She “travels” towards his missing face because she wishes to keep him in her heart forever. Her leaving town was not enough closure for her, therefore this poem is her coming to terms with his death and keeping his memory alive in the written form. It is uncertain how long the speaker is away from the town however, it is apparent that this experience left a lasting impression on her because she still thinks back and "travels" towards his missing face. She even has final words for him, "Coleman, you rode that ghost horse hard and recklessly against the dark, but could not break it." (1). She is again referencing him as a knight riding his horse, fighting against opposition. Whether it be his father or the white town boys he fought back in his own way which was not striking his father or the white boys back. This was the speaker thinking back about who Coleman was since she liked this aspect of him. As stated previously, she called him hiding his bruises quiet chivalry which was her way of admiring his fortitude. She remembers this as a sad time because Coleman has passed away however, its happy at the same time because of the time she spent with
The text begins with, “Now can you see the monument? It is of wood/ built somewhat like a box. No. Built/ like several boxes in descending sizes/ one above the other.”(line 1) The narrator starts off the poem by telling the audience to look at the monument with the statement, “Now can you see the monument?” It is important that the audience is fully aware of the monument as it is the main focus of the poem and requires close attention.
In September 1980, a very destructive war with Iran was started by Saddam Hussein. This was a result of an invasion in Iran. This invasion spurred an eight year war. Saddam used c...
...ion of the situation to the Ancient Mariner. Moreover, the way in which the dialogue is presented, makes the structure seems more of a script of a play. The structure of the poem is a key characteristic in displaying the theme, for by telling the story as a personal experience, it helps the reader understand the moral and theme intended as a warning to people.
The Iraq war, also known as the second Gulf War, is a five-year, ongoing military campaign which started on March 20, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by U.S. troops. One of the most controversial events in the history of the western world, the war has caused an unimaginable number of deaths, and spending of ridiculous amounts of money. The reason for invasion war Iraq’s alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction, which eventually was disproved by weapons inspectors. Many people question George W. Bush’s decision to engage a war in Iraq, but there might be greater reason why the decision was made. The ideas of George W. Bush might have been sculpted by one of the greatest works of all time, "The Prince."
The poem does not have a perfect rhyme; however, it still has some rhythms making the poem connected. For instance, “Immortality” (line 4) with “Civility” (line 8), “finally” and “Eternity”; they all make the poem has beautiful rhythms and poetic musicality. Dickinson also uses many art techniques; for instance, personification and metaphors, to make the poem more appealing. Dickinson personified “Death” as a gentleman in the poem, which it the most important personification in the poem. Dashes are another literary trope commonly used by Dickinson, in this poem she also uses many dashes. Dashes can make readers’ reader speed slow down. Hence, readers can have more time to consider the meaning of the poem. Besides that, the tempo of the poem also influenced by the use of capital letters for common nouns. The speaker of the poem is a woman who has an unusual trip with death and immortality, at the end of the trip, the woman realizes that death is not the end of the
It is also saying that wars will end up destroying the monuments, but not poetry because it makes you immortal and you cannot be destroyed by the horrible means. You will outlive death and everything that seeks to destroy you, even in the future. The couplet/ turning point then doesn't change the mood but instead demands that you stay in this place until the day they come to judge you. The theme of this poem is immortality because the whole time the author is talking about how if you stick to one thing like your lover, nothing can ever hurt you. This poem follows the idea of love and marriage, because it hints that if you are faithful to your lover and marriage that nothing can hurt you as long as you have
Economic and cultural turmoil within a nation always has a source. Iraq, a nation currently suffering violence due to the nation’s history, has been brought to its current state with the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein’s rule. The introduction of the Arab Ba’ath Socialist Party in 1968 led to the promotion of the genocide of the Kurdish citizens living in the nation (“Kurdish Revolt”). The Ba’ath Party blamed many of the non-Arab Kurds for a majority of the problems occurring in the Arab states which resulted in the genocide (“Kurdistan Democratic Party”). This was just part of the extreme ruling methods Saddam Hussein used to maintain power. In addition, Saddam Hussein was extremely manipulative and used this skill to his advantage to gain for his personal self-interest. By not ratifying the the boundaries between Kuwait and Iraq although these boundaries were clearly states within letters between the two governments, it allowed Saddam Hussein to step in and use this to his advantage to take over Kuwait (“Iraq Until the 1958 Revolution”). Saddam Hussein is often known as Saddam Hussein’s ruthless dictatorship of extreme and repressive rule, alliances that ensured the continuation of his control, and his numerous refusals to comply with international regulations prompted foreign involvement against Iraq.
Pre-invasion Iraq reflected the views and policies of its leader, Saddam Hussein, who made his first political appearance as a supporter of the Ba’ath Party. He was jailed in 1967 for this, and after his escape quickly rose to power within the faction. (Saddam Hussein Biography, 2008) Saddam became known for his political talent and progressiveness, and soon became a popular politician. After working on extensive unification and expansion efforts for the Ba’athists, the man rose to vice chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council. Faced with a tremendous amount of religious, racial, social and economic divisions, Saddam launched a campaign of total control to bring about stability.
We can gather from his warning that Ozymandias, as a man, was controlled by his Id. His cockiness is evident. The statue reads "Look upon my works and despair." Despair at the fact that you cannot be as great as him. "I am king of kings." He proclaims a bold statement. A statement that defies God himself.
Percy Bysshe Shelley died before seeing how influential and glorified his work would become. Shelley lived during the late 18th and early 19th century, during the industrial revolution. Seeing the evolving world, Shelley wrote for nothing more than to deliver urgent messages concerning humanity, humanity’s future, and who the powers at be should be. Shelley didn’t see the glory he deserved during his lifetime because his radical views of anti-tyranny were expressed in his poetry, driving them to underground distribution, but after his death he inspired countless other literary artists including including Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, and Upton Sinclair and became regarded as a major romantic poet. Shelley exchanged his ideas with a group of visionary
Death in “Ozymandias” is both an ancient and physical one, and a metaphorical one. In “Darkness,” death is brutal, agonizing, violent, and touching. In “Darkness,” Byron writes, “All the earth was but one thought – and that was death,” (Byron, Line 42). In this poem, everything dies, beginning with the sun and ending with the moon. Death is achieved through killing when the humans kill the animals for food, and through dying, which happens when the humans fail to stay warm. In “Ozymandias,” Shelley uses the crumbling statue of an Egyptian king as a metaphor for the shortness of life. The poem also points out the death of the king’s ego by directly contrasting the king’s command to “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” with the fact that his statue and his works have crumbled into the desert sands (Shelley, Line 11). Although it is not a death (because the statue was never living), it is important to note how Shelley describes the statue as “lifeless” and that what survives of it is not a symbol of Ozymandias’s great power, but a more negative portrayal of him thorough his “frown / [a]nd wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command” and that it is the talent and artistic power of the sculptor which lives on (Shelley, Lines 4-5). In short, in the poems, “Darkness” and “Ozymandias,” the overarching theme of destruction is further emphasized by the use of different ideas about different
The poem is launched by a protracted introduction during which the speaker indulges in descriptions of landscape and local color, deferring until the fifth stanza the substantive statement regarding what is happening to whom: "a bus journeys west." This initial postponement and the leisurely accumulation of apparently trivial but realistic detail contribute to the atmospheric build-up heralding the unique occurrence of the journey. That event will take place as late as the middle of the twenty-second stanza, in the last third of the text. It is only in retrospect that one realizes the full import of that happening, and it is only with the last line of the final stanza that the reader gains the necessary distance to grasp entirely the functional role of the earlier descriptive parts.