Question

Compare and contrast the two sonnets “Sonnet 18” and “Ozymandias”. Focus on form, use of literary terms and theme.

Answer 1

By comparing two poems “Sonnet 18” and “Ozymandias” we can extract the meaning of these poems.

Explanation:

• They have approximately similar themes as the poem “Ozymandias” is about a king.

• This poem shows that power is a matter of time as the king was very powerful.

• Now we just have his statue and nothing more.

• “Sonnet 18” is about the beauty of a woman or anything else.

• It says that it always fades away if we compare it with nature.

• Both stories focus on the matter of time that everything is temporary and will get over soon.