Power in ‘Ozymandias’ (page 14) and in one other poem from Character and voice: Compare Essay

Bothe Ozymandias and The River God put one over a strong theme of situation through egress the poems. Power in The River God is first present when the river says exactly I can drown those fouls The use of the raillery can brings out the power of the river. He has the choice over peoples lives and the river is not afraid to let us know this. The whole sentence sounds identical The River God is trying to add hero-worship to whomever he is addressing, showing them he is in charge and they should know this. Ozymandias also attempts to bring out fear through his power. My name is Ozymandias, king of kings manifestation on my works, ye Mighty, and desperation He is confident that he is more tidy than the mightiest and wants everyone to know this. The poet uses the word despair, in other words Ozymandias is saying look and be afraid. The word shows the worry and fear of those who lived in the times of Ozymandias.Both Ozymandias and The River God intrust they are more powerful than any other, they are both haughty and do not see anyone as competition to their reputation. The River God says O I may be an old foul river but I have plenty of go. He is saying that even though he is worn down and old he is still as strong and mighty as he was when he was a recent river. The use of the word plenty brings out his arrogance, he is not honorable saying he is powerful but he is saying he will carry on with this strength for years to come. However in Ozymandias there is proof of his down fall, his loss of power. Nothing beside remains and a shattered visage lies are both evidence that even though he had all this power once he died it all left. The poet could have done this to show the reader that nothing lasts, everything has to end. The use of the word shattered is strong as it is almost like psyche defeated Ozymandias and that somebody was time. Also it is quite ironic that on the stone it was written Look on my works as none of them remained and therefore couldnt of been as important as he made out.Ozymandias is written to sound powerful when read out loud, iambic pentameter is used which gives the poem a rule-governed sound.