breifly describe the statue of ozymandias
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What is the best description of the Ozymandias statue?
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Asked on December 9, 2015 at 10:48 PM bycharlesscott060
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amarang9 | College Teacher | (Level 2) Educator Emeritus
Posted on December 9, 2015 at 11:26 PM
In this poem, a traveler tells the speaker about the statue. He says that all that is left of Ozymandias are two "trunkless legs" and a "shattered visage." There are two legs with no body (no "trunk"), and beside the legs lies a broken and eroded face. The statue has faded over time as a result of erosion and maybe even defacement or destruction by some enemy.
The eroded face shows a frown, a "wrinkled
Ozymandias by P.B Shelley is a sonnet which speaks about the ruined statue. Ozymandias is the name of the throne of the Egyptian king Ramesses. This sonnet depicts the desire of the king to erect a statue in order to immortalize himself. The description of the statue is given by the traveler to the speaker. He informs Ozymandias's left parts are "Trunkless legs" and "shattered visage." He describes that besides the legs lies the eroded face. Due to either some destruction by an enemy or defacement the statue has faded. The face of the statue shows a "Wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command." The pharaoh/king ordered to create this statue to the sculptor in order to serve his greatness as a monument. Ozymandias statue is mocked by the sculptor's hand by presenting him as he was: a self-righteous, proud and condescending ruler. In the empty desert lies the remains if the statue which is broken and is cold and lifeless.