Ozymandias
E221991
"Ozymandias" is a famous sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley that reflects on the impermanence of power and the inevitable decay of human achievements.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ozymandias canonical | 5 |
| "Ozymandias" (1818) | 1 |
| Ozymandias (poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley) | 1 |
| Ozymandias by Horace Smith | 1 |
| Ozymandias, Greek name for Ramesses II | 1 |
| Percy Bysshe Shelley poem "Ozymandias" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1990551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ozymandias Context triple: [Percy Bysshe Shelley, notableWork, Ozymandias]
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A.
Kubla Khan
"Kubla Khan" is a famous unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, celebrated for its vivid, dreamlike imagery and exploration of the creative imagination.
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B.
Lament for the Makaris
Lament for the Makaris is a Middle Scots poem by William Dunbar that mournfully reflects on the mortality of poets and the inevitability of death.
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C.
Sphinx of Naxos
The Sphinx of Naxos is an ancient Greek monumental statue of a winged female sphinx dedicated by the island of Naxos at Delphi, renowned for its Archaic style and imposing scale.
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D.
The Poet
"The Poet" is a seminal essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, role, and visionary power of the poet in society and in expressing universal truths.
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E.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ozymandias Target entity description: "Ozymandias" is a famous sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley that reflects on the impermanence of power and the inevitable decay of human achievements.
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A.
Kubla Khan
"Kubla Khan" is a famous unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, celebrated for its vivid, dreamlike imagery and exploration of the creative imagination.
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B.
Lament for the Makaris
Lament for the Makaris is a Middle Scots poem by William Dunbar that mournfully reflects on the mortality of poets and the inevitability of death.
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C.
Sphinx of Naxos
The Sphinx of Naxos is an ancient Greek monumental statue of a winged female sphinx dedicated by the island of Naxos at Delphi, renowned for its Archaic style and imposing scale.
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D.
The Poet
"The Poet" is a seminal essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, role, and visionary power of the poet in society and in expressing universal truths.
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E.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
sonnet ⓘ |
| author | Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ |
| centralImage | shattered statue of a king ⓘ |
| character |
Ozymandias
ⓘ
the narrator ⓘ the traveler ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
boundless and bare sands stretching far away
ⓘ
shattered visage half sunk in sand ⓘ trunkless legs of stone ⓘ |
| exploresContrastBetween | boastful inscription and ruined reality ⓘ |
| famousLine | Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1818 ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later poems about power and decay ⓘ |
| includedIn | many anthologies of English poetry ⓘ |
| inscriptionContent | claims of great works and power ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | sonnet ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
English Romanticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Romanticism
|
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person frame narrator quoting a traveler ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 14 ⓘ |
| period | early 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | The Examiner ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ozymandias by Horace Smith
ⓘ
linked to:
Ozymandias
|
| rhymeScheme | unconventional sonnet rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| setting | ancient desert with ruined statue ⓘ |
| studiedIn | English literature curricula worldwide ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | ruined monument of an ancient king ⓘ |
| subjectOf | extensive literary criticism ⓘ |
| symbolism | ruined statue symbolizes the futility of earthly power ⓘ |
| theme |
decay of human achievements
ⓘ
hubris ⓘ impermanence of power ⓘ political power ⓘ time and transience ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo |
Ozymandias, Greek name for Ramesses II
ⓘ
linked to:
Ozymandias
|
| tone |
ironic
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
alliteration
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dramatic irony ⓘ enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ozymandias Description of subject: "Ozymandias" is a famous sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley that reflects on the impermanence of power and the inevitable decay of human achievements.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ozymandias
linked to: Ozymandias
linked to: Ozymandias
linked to: Ozymandias
subject linked to:
the traveler
linked to: Ozymandias