To many people, the ultimate accomplishment on earth is to become someone of importance and fame. However, other individuals may argue that once gone, a human’s impact on earth simply diminishes as nothing lasts forever. Through the poems “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley and “Sonnet 43” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning there contrasting views are of the life’s significance and the lasting effect one may have after death. By analyzing the punctuation and word choice, the reader gets a better sense of the poems emerging ideas. Throughout “Ozymandias” the writer points out the transient nature of human rule and how a great ruler is forgotten once gone. Juxtaposing this idea is “Sonnet 43” where the poem discusses the love of a woman towards
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In the beginning of “Ozymandias” the author creates this idea of a life that once gone has little impact. The poem constructs this idea that even the greatest rules such as “Ozymandias” will be forgotten once gone. This poem uses descriptive words that can be associated with being bare, empty and alone. The poem clearly and purposely contrasts the once great and powerful ruler with the crumbling decay of the statue. The use of purposeful words clearly showed that the author believed life’s impact simply diminishes once gone. These ideas clearly go against the ideas in “Sonnet 43”. The word choice that “Sonnet 43” embodies are words that give a sense of eternity and forever. As well, the poet uses words that show the eternity that certain things have. This is clear when she talking about how the speaker will love the man with the consistency of the sun. When thought about this in a more thoughtful manor, the reader can compare how a sun’s impact is forever and the speaker is saying how her love will be like that. This idea contrasts the ideas of Ozymandias as the poet is believing that you can have an impact even when gone. This is most clearly shown through the ending of the poem in which the poet uses specific words to phrase her ideas that she will love her man even better after
In the beginning of “Ozymandias” the author creates this idea of a life that once gone has little impact. The poem constructs this idea that even the greatest rules such as “Ozymandias” will be forgotten once gone. This poem uses descriptive words that can be associated with being bare, empty and alone. The poem clearly and purposely contrasts the once great and powerful ruler with the crumbling decay of the statue. The use of purposeful words clearly showed that the author believed life’s impact simply diminishes once gone. These ideas clearly go against the ideas in “Sonnet 43”. The word choice that “Sonnet 43” embodies are words that give a sense of eternity and forever. As well, the poet uses words that show the eternity that certain things have. This is clear when she talking about how the speaker will love the man with the consistency of the sun. When thought about this in a more thoughtful manor, the reader can compare how a sun’s impact is forever and the speaker is saying how her love will be like that. This idea contrasts the ideas of Ozymandias as the poet is believing that you can have an impact even when gone. This is most clearly shown through the ending of the poem in which the poet uses specific words to phrase her ideas that she will love her man even better after