Poetry Comparison #2

In Ozymandias and To His Coy Mistress, both Shelley and Marvell indicate the supremacy of time in relation to mankind through different situations.  In Ozymandias, Shelley uses a desolate and empty setting to demonstrate that time has withered away the memory of the "king of kings."  In To His Coy Mistress, the speaker uses the crumbling effect of time as a resource in persuading his mistress to fornicate with him. Both authors essentially mock people for their inability to grasp the essence of time.  The mistress and the king of kings evidently do not understand the boundaries of time, as the king believes his memory will withstand time and the mistress is relatively prudent.