Ozymandias Full Poem
"Ozymandias" is a striking sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822). Read the full poem here.
Ozymandias
BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold...
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Notes (8)
- Who was Ozymandias?
- Evaluate the poem “Ozymandias” as a sonnet.
- What is the central theme of the poem and how is it presented?
- What is the poet’s position and attitude in the poem?
- What do the words on the pedestal signify in “Ozymandias”?
- My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings
- What irony do you find in the poem "Ozymandias"?
- Write a summary of the poem “Ozymandias”.