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How do ozymandias and exposure compare (power of nature?

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lley refers to a statue of Ozymandias as being “half sunk” which implies nature has overpowered the statue and therefore suggests that human power is finite and doesn’t last. This is reinforced by the last line of the poem as the “lone and level sands stretch far away.” The verb phrase “stretch far away” implies that nature’s power is vast, and it reinforces the insignificance of Ozymandias’ statue. The use of alliteration in “lone and level” emphasises this by creating a feeling of extensive empty space.

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