In poetry and literature, irony is used as a rhetorical or literary technique to elaborate on what something appears to be on the surface in contrast to what it actually is. In the text, situational irony is used when the traveller speaks of the king's words engraved on the pedestal. Ozymandias, the king, is proud of his amazing works and of all he constructed in his lifetime, believing that would make him mighty for all time. However, nothing remains around the pedestal; the desert's sands have engulfed all of his colossal works. Therefore, it is the contradiction between what is boasted (that is, the amazing constructions) versus what is actually there (a large stretch of sand and decay) that constitutes the irony in the passage.
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Yes, I believe I am. First, because I enjoy public speaking, at least as much as someone can enjoy having so many people staring at you. I also make sure to know my audience, as a group of 1st graders can not and will not understand a message intended for a gorp of 8th graders. Another reason I believe this is because I am able to speak slowly and clearly as to ensure that everyone around me is able to understand what I have to say. Sometimes a message needs to be modified slightly in order to ensure that people do not become upset or confused.
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I think that the speaker is saying that even though death is unavoidable in the end then we should not just merely accept it and try our hardest to make our lives meaningful while we are alive. She infers that she has too much that she has yet to do in her life and that she doesn’t have enough time to stop for anything, even something a powerful as death.
