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WEBPoems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine. Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine. ... Ozymandias. Play Audio. By Percy Bysshe Shelley. Share. I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone. Stand in the desert. . . …
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WEBThis poem is in the public domain. Percy Bysshe Shelley, whose literary career was marked with controversy due to his views on religion, atheism, socialism, and free love, is known as a talented lyrical poet and one of the major figures of English romanticism.
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WEB'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Ozymandias - Wikipedia
WEB" Ozymandias " (/ ˌɒziˈmændiəs / ah-zee-MAN-dee-us) [1] is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It was first published in the 11 January 1818 issue of The Examiner [2] of London.
Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley - Poem Analysis
WEB‘Ozymandias’ is one of Shelley's best poems, portraying a decaying statue in a desert with the inscription “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair”. This stark imagery contrasts the once-mighty ruler's declaration, emphasizing the fleeting nature of …
Ozymandias Poem Summary and Analysis - LitCharts
WEB“Ozymandias” is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley wrote “Ozymandias” in 1817 as part of a poetry contest with a friend and had it published in The Examiner in 1818 under the pen name Glirastes.
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WEBOzymandias 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.
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WEBSep 24, 2024 · "Ozymandias" is a famous sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley, published in 1818. It is frequently anthologised and is probably Shelley's most famous short poem.
WEBOZYMANDIAS 1 I met a Traveller from an antique land, 2 Who said, “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone 3 Stand in the desart. Near them, on the sand, 4 Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, 5 And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, 6 Tell that its sculptor well those passions read 7 Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless ...
Ozymandias - Poetry Archive
WEB'My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay. Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away."
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