Concetti Chiave
- The poem "Ozymandias" is an Italian sonnet consisting of 14 lines with a structured rhyme scheme (ABABACDCEDEFEF).
- The narrative involves a traveller recounting the ruins of a statue in the desert, representing the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II.
- The poem explores themes such as the transient nature of human achievements and political power versus the enduring force of art and language.
- The setting alternates from the speaker's encounter with the traveller to the desolate location of the ancient statue.
- The imagery focuses on the physical remnants of the statue, emphasizing the contrast between its past grandeur and present decay.
OZYMANDIAS
I met a traveller from an antique landWho said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!‘
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
This poem is an Italian sonnet made up of 14 lines. Lines have a regular length and they begin with capital letters. There is a regular punctuation and also a regular rhyme scheme: ABABACDCEDEFEF.
The poem refers to a distant space and time and also about thee people: the poet, the traveller and the pharaoh. There is an important use of first person. There are two settings: the first is the place where the speaker meets the traveller (line 1 ) ; the second is the place where the statue of an Egyptian King (Ozymandias is a Greek name for the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II ) is situated. There is a description of body : trunk, legs, visage, frown, lip, hand, heart).
The speaker says about a traveller that he met "from an antique land", who told him a story about the ruins of a statue in the desert of his country.
In this poem a lot of different themes are analysed:
-The insignificance of human beings to the passage of time;
-The ephemeral nature of political power;
-Protest against political power;
-The indiscriminate and often destructive power of nature;
-The pride of humanity;
-Art and Language are what endures.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è il tema principale del poema "Ozymandias"?
- Chi sono i personaggi menzionati nel poema e qual è il loro ruolo?
- Qual è il messaggio inciso sul piedistallo della statua di Ozymandias?
Il poema esplora l'insignificanza degli esseri umani di fronte al passare del tempo e la natura effimera del potere politico, evidenziando come l'arte e il linguaggio siano ciò che perdura.
I personaggi menzionati sono il poeta, il viaggiatore e il faraone. Il viaggiatore racconta al poeta la storia delle rovine della statua di Ozymandias, il faraone, nel deserto.
Sul piedistallo della statua sono incise le parole: "Il mio nome è Ozymandias, Re dei Re: Guardate le mie opere, voi potenti, e disperate!", sottolineando l'orgoglio umano e l'inevitabile declino del potere.
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