Tone: the tone of this poem is the love and passion for someone. Also he says that his lover will live in this poem, she will remain immortal on the page. He tells that death will never claim his lover and they will never die but live in his heart. Symbolism: Summer’ is a symbol for youth and the eye of heaven’ is a symbol for the sun. Also, but thy eternal summer shall not fade’ is a metaphor and it tells that this person will always be young to him and has a everlasting glow and vitality. Metaphor: in the first line Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’ is a metaphor that goes through the whole poem. He admires a woman and says that her beauty will never fade and that she will live on the page of this poem with his love. The person is more lovely than a summer day. If we consider a summer day, it is sunny, weather is hot, and the nature is all green. Paraphrase: Writer tells that beloved person is more beautiful than a summer day. It is actually Sonnet 18′ but if we consider as Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’, we can understand that this poem is going to be about someone that the writer adores and it is possible that he compares that person’s beauty to a summer day. Theme: the theme of the poetry is transient of manpower and greatness, and although we all hope to somehow make a mark on the world, nothing lasts forever, even the great empires. Because time is inevitable and no matter what we do, one day we will be forgotten. The title named as the king Ozymandias, the poem was about a king called Ozymandias who was once great and powerful and said his works would remain after him but now there is nothing left except for his broken and half sank statue. The second one is the traveler vocalizes Ozymandias’ words My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!’. The first one is the poem begins with the writer’s words but then it continues with the traveler’s words until the end of the poem. However, it is just a statue and it half sinks in the sand.
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