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What is the signicicance of caesura in Shelley's "Ozymandias"?

I met a traveler 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 command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on … Continue reading

Help Me Understand Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley!!! Best Answer Gets Points!?

i need help understanding the poem 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 command Tell that … Continue reading

I really don’t understand poetry?

Here is a poem that I don’t really understand. I am supposed to know what is ironic about the situation. Does anyone know? : I met a traveler 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 … Continue reading

What does this poem mean?

Can anyone help me understand this poem? I just want to know what it means? Is there a lesson behind this or a meaning? 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 shatter’d visage … Continue reading

Annotating These Poems Need Help?

Annotating These Poems Need Help? First: OZYMANDIAS BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY I met a traveler from an antique land who said: two cast 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 sneet of cold command tell that … Continue reading

Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe shelley. i do not understand this one bit.?

I met a traveler 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 command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on … Continue reading

What Do U Think Is The Message Of This Poem?

I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: To vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies,whos frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these … Continue reading

Can somebody please help me with this…10 pts!!?

Write a prose paraphrase of "Ozymandias." 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 command, Tell that its sculptor … Continue reading

Hi! Can anyone can help me to understand what are elements allow Shelley’s Ozymandias to be a romatic poetry?

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 command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped … Continue reading

Help with Ozymandias poem!!?

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 command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet … Continue reading