Viva La Vida Figurative Language

There is no denying that power comes with its advantages but, however when one is given power, they tend to use it as a form of destruction, creating a sense of damage and grief. In the three literary pieces the one thing the main characters have in common is the position of power they are in and not to mention their intention to be in total control. In Viva la Vida, Ozymandias, and The Count of Monte Cristo both the author and poets use imagery and figurative language to emphasize the idea that power can eventually lead to one’s downfall and leave them being miserable when one let’s power get to their head.

In Viva la Vida, the poet uses figurative language and imagery to present a story of a king who lost his kingdom. The king in the poem

One might presume that having such authority would be to their benefit, however that is not necessarily true. Alexandre Dumas uses imagery and figurative language in The Count of Monte Cristo to convey the idea that when one thinks they are superior because of the power they hold, they end up being miserable. “and then for a man who, like Satan, believed himself for an instant to be equal to God, but who realized in all humility that supreme power and wisdom are in the hands of God alone”(Dumas 530). This example of figurative language from the Count of Monte Cristo shows how the Count who used to compare himself to God, now compares himself to Satan because of all the pain he caused not only to others but himself due to misusing the power he had which left him feeling remorseful. The suffering he went through finally made him understand that he has not been using power for the right reasons and so he realized that having an abundant amount of power doesn’t make one happy. “He rushed over to the boy’s body with a feeling of inexpressible anguish, opened his eyes, felt his pulse, then picked him up, carried him into Valentine’s room and locked the door” (Dumas 485). This example of imagery helps the reader understand the pain and sorrow The Count felt after an innocent boy fell victim to his power. The Count believed that he