![]() His statue is sinking into the sand = a direct correlation to him being deluded in his idea that his omnipotence is ever-lasting. Sand could symbolise Ozymandias' thoughts. "vast and trunkless" is a juxtaposition, implying the statue is big + powerful, but also broken + incomplete = highlights how powerless it is as he's without his largest feature (his trunk), symbolising the power of nature over man. Nature has decayed the statue + time will always pass by + will never be stopped by anything. But, the statue of himself that he commanded to built for him is now "trunkless" suggesting he's powerless + that power of nature + of time is more powerful than himself. ![]() The fact the king at that time thought of himself as being very powerful + god-like, suggests arrogance. ![]() The noun 'trunkless' also alludes to sense of decay present throughout the poem = represents Ozy's decaying/declining power + how he's already being forgotten. The stone can be a representation of his lack of emotions/the hardness + strength of his power. Ozymandias had a presence, but no insight or intellect to recognise his limitations. May also signify a lack of connection between his body + brain. 'trunkless legs' informs the reader of the statue's lack of body + therefore lack of a heart, maybe implying the harsh + arrogant behaviour of Ozymandias/King George (as the statue has no heart/soul). The statue was the only thing that survived, the artist has outlasted the king. Decay of once great empire into almost nothing. 'Nothing beside remains round the decay of that colossal wreck' People should despair, not appreciate the work of art. Shows arrogance, the statue was made to fuel his ego, not for the benefit of his people. Ironic, there is nothing there to look at. 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings, look on my works, ye mighty and despair!' 'Hand that mocked' gives us no sympathy for the king, he was not kind. The Heart is the organ most linked to feelings and passion, the sculptor fed all his passion into the statue. 'The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed' 'Sneer of cold command' suggests he was not a well liked king, not welcomed. He was sculpted when he was angry, depicts how he was as a ruler and person. Even though the statue is 'lifeless', the passions from the Sculptor still survive. 'The sneer of cold command tell that its sculptor well those passions read'
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