CONTEXT:
He was a Romantic
Went to Eton but he was unhappy with it and his family’s wealth
He was against the current monarchy [King George III]
Atheist
He thought poetry was a respite
Died a tragic death
Married to Mary Shelley
RHYME SCHEME:
Petrarchan sonnet
ABAB
TONE & MOOD:
Grandeur
Ironic
Mocking
Futility
Desire
THEMES:
Nature
Man and the natural world
Transience/change
Death/mortality
Power/control
Fragility
Relationships
Freedom/confinement
Time
Injustice
Identity