The image and influence of power have tormented society since the day of its creation. Beginning with Adam and Eve aspiring to be like God, cultures around the world have desired to be recognized for the power they possess in every way possible. In the case of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias,” the arrogance of extreme power manifests itself in ruins as far as the eye can see. Through a distinctive point of view, desolate setting, situational irony, and stark symbolism, Shelley offers the reader a distinct way of seeing the power that so many people and nations seek to possess. Percy Shelley uses a type of point of view that is not typically used in poems to convey their message. However, the point of view used tells its reader more than any other point of view. The narrator of “Ozymandias” tells the story based on the story that a traveler had told them. Although this may seem like an overly complicated way to write a poem, it allows the reader to feel removed from all the events that are happening. Shelley doesn't tell the story and the narrator doesn't tell the story, the story comes...