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Write Your Own Political Poem

Choose an observation about political power to turn into a poem. Center your poem on an image, as Shelley does in "Ozymandias." Your poem does not have to be a sonnet or follow any of the other conventions that "Ozymandias" does, except that, like "Ozymandias," it should avoid overt lecture. Let your image convey your ideas to your reader.

Draw the Statue

Using both the text of Shelley's poem and online resources to inform your choices, draw a picture of the ruined statue that "Ozymandias" describes.

Presentation: Ramses the Great

Create a brief presentation that uses text and images to inform your audience about who Ramses II was and what kind of a leader he was. Use your presentation to make a claim about whether Shelley's depiction of Ramses II as a fallen tyrant was a fair one. Cite all sources in a...

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