Poetry
‘Ozymandias’ by Shelley: A Close Reading
Fourteen lines, a shattered statue and a boast that outlived a kingdom. We read Shelley's 'Ozymandias' slowly and ask why it still unsettles.
Fourteen lines, a shattered statue and a boast that outlived a kingdom. We read Shelley's 'Ozymandias' slowly and ask why it still unsettles.
Apples, gourds, cider and swallows: Keats packs a whole season into three stanzas. We walk through 'To Autumn' one stanza at a time.
Four lines of Dickinson can leave you staring at the wall. Here's how her dashes, images and hymn rhythms do the work.