The poem describes a traveler telling the narrator about the ruined remains of a statue in the desert. Two enormous stone legs stand in the sand, near a shattered face expressing cold command. An inscription on the pedestal reads "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" But nothing else remains except the lonely, level sands stretching far away.

1. Ozymandias By Percy Shelley

2. Pre-reading What is your greatest achievement in your life so far? What would you like people to remember about you in the future?

4. Who Was He? Ramesses II The early part of his reign was focused on building cities, temples and monuments. He established the city of Pi-Ramesses in the Nile Delta By the time of his death, aged about 90, years he had made Egypt rich from all the supplies and riches he had collected from other empires.

5. bare

6. boundless

7. decay

8. (to) despair

9. frown

10. mighty

11. mocked - to mock

12. passions

13. pedestal

14. remains

15. shattered

16. sneer

17. stamped

18. trunkless

19. wreck

20. wrinkled

21. bare

22. boundless

23. decay

24. (to) despair

25. frown

26. mighty

27. mocked - to mock

28. passions

29. pedestal

30. remains

31. shattered

32. sneer

33. stamped

34. trunkless

35. wreck

36. wrinkled

37. Ozymandias By Percy Bysshe Shelley

38. 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 these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: "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.

39. 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 these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: "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.

40. Irony This poem is based on irony. Irony is when your attempt to do something produces an opposite affect . It is ironic because none of the king's achievements have actually survived What is ironic about the boast inscribed on the pedestal? Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' "

41. Where do you think this conversation takes place? Is it the speaker's thoughts? What does this ambiguity contribute to the poem? Is there any suggestion that the sculptor takes pride in his work? Justify your answer. The traveler refers to the destroyed statue as a heap of "lifeless things". Is it "lifeless" because it's in pieces, or it is "trunkless“- Or is it "lifeless" because it's made of stone?

42. 4. What words tell us that the poet had not personally witnessed the scene he is describing. 5. What is the theme of the Octave? 6. What is the theme of the sestet?

43. Bridging Text and Context 1. Can you think of any modern day leader who “fits the bill” of this poem. 2. Does this poem remind you of anything you have seen in your own experience? Explain your response. 3. Which leaders would you want to read this poem?

44. Post Reading Activity This statue, however, does not have "two vast and trunkless legs of stone", nor does it have a "shattered visage" with a "frown, wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command." In fact, all statues of Egyptian kings have a uniform expression of serene benevolence. Nor does the base of the statue at Thebes have any inscription, although Ramesses's cartouche is inscribed on the statue itself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozymandias

45. Post Reading Activity Knowing the facts, does this change how you feel about the poem? Write a formal letter to Percy Shelly explaining how you feel about his misrepresentation of the facts.

46. Audio Description of Statue http:// www.britishmuseum.org/Files/ramesses.mp3

47. Percy Bysshe Shelley English Romantic Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born 4 August 1792 He was brought up in privileged circumstances In 1811 he eloped with Harriet Westbrook. Sir Timothy refused ever to see his son again. Percy and Harriet had daughter Lanthe and a son Charles He left Harriet and ran off with Mary Goodwin who he later married and had a son from her named William Shelley drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on 8 July 1822