Ozymandias

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Watchmen
gptkb:Servant
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:King
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:musical_composition
gptkb:artworks
graphic novels
gptkbp:adaptations various films and literature
various artistic interpretations
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:films
gptkb:theater
gptkb:music
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Watchmen
Crimebusters
gptkbp:air_date 2013-09-15
gptkbp:allusion the fleeting nature of human achievement
gptkbp:analysis explores hubris
reflects on legacy
contrasts human ambition with nature
depicts the ravages of time
examines the futility of pride
gptkbp:artistic_vision decay
broken statue
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Ramses_II
gptkb:The_Great_Pyramid
gptkbp:author gptkb:Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
gptkbp:character gptkb:Ozymandias
gptkb:tourism
gptkb:sculpture
gptkbp:character_voice gptkb:tourism
gptkbp:class gptkb:Rider
gptkbp:contains_song ABABACDCEDEFEF
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Dave_Gibbons
gptkb:Alan_Moore
gptkbp:critical_analysis explores hubris
contrasts past and present
reflects on human legacy
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
considered one of Shelley's best works
gptkbp:cultural_impact widely studied in literature classes
reference in popular culture
gptkbp:cultural_references used in discussions of legacy
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:sculpture
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Rian_Johnson
gptkbp:episode_number gptkb:14
gptkbp:famous_for its philosophical depth
its vivid imagery
The poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley
exploring the theme of transience
gptkbp:famous_quote Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:Watchmen_#1
gptkbp:form gptkb:sonnet
gptkbp:has_units iambic pentameter
gptkbp:historical_context written during the Industrial Revolution
inspired by ancient Egypt
inspired by a statue of Ramses II
reflects Victorian attitudes towards empire
gptkbp:historical_interpretation a critique of tyranny
a warning against arrogance
a commentary on leadership
a critique of civilization
a meditation on art and time
a reflection on human mortality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ozymandias
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Romanticism
modern poetry
inspired other poets
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:T._S._Eliot
postmodern literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Lord_Byron
gptkb:Byron
gptkb:William_Wordsworth
gptkb:John_Keats
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:statue_of_Ramses_II
gptkb:ancient_ruins
Egyptian history
statues of pharaohs
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:literary_criticism
cultural studies
philosophical discussions
gptkbp:is_cited_in academic papers
cultural studies
philosophical discussions
literary critiques
history of poetry
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sphinx_of_Giza
enduring popularity
gptkbp:line I met a traveller from an antique land.
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:metaphor
gptkb:personification
symbolism
irony
alliteration
enjambment
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Romanticism
Romantic period
gptkbp:narrative first-person
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:intelligence
gptkbp:notable_quote Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings.
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Nothing beside remains.
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Businessman
gptkbp:plot The fallout from a drug deal gone wrong.
gptkbp:poem_length 14 lines
gptkbp:published_in 1818
The Examiner
gptkbp:real_name gptkb:Adrian_Veidt
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Second_Coming
gptkb:The_Waste_Land
gptkb:The_Sphinx
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:setting gptkb:ruins
gptkb:desert
gptkbp:sound gptkb:melancholic
reflective
ironic
sardonic
gptkbp:structure 14 lines
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Sphinx
gptkbp:theme the impermanence of power
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Kings
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Moira_Walley-Beckett
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DC_Comics
gptkb:Dave_Gibbons
gptkb:Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4