The traveler saw the ruined remains of a statue in the desert, including two stone legs and a shattered face half-buried in the sand. The sculpted expression on the face suggested a sneer of cold command, indicating the sculptor successfully captured the personality of the subject, King Ozymandias. An inscription said "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings, look on my works and despair," yet besides the ruined statue, nothing else remained of Ozymandias's works or his once mighty empire. The poem conveys that no matter one's power or pride, time destroys all.

1. NAME: Medalle, Elrea Mae A. COURSE &YEAR: BSN II-A
Exercise 1 Read the poem and answer the following questions.
1. What was seen by the traveler in the antique land?
 The traveler saw a ruined statue in the middle of desert by which is described
as “two vast and trunkless legs of stone” which means the legs of the ruined
statue and “half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown and wrinkled lip”
which means the head of the ruined statue.
2. What does the word “them” refer to in line 3?
 “Near them, on the sand”. The word “them” in the line 3 represents to the two
legs of the ruined statue which is still standing from the sand.
3. How did the sculptor depict Ozymandias in the statue that he made?
 The sculptor of Ozymandias showed the true personality of their king. The
statue shows arrogance “whose frown and wrinkled lip” and power “sneer of
cold command” of a ruler.
4. How did Ozymandias see or perceive himself? Why do you think so?
 Ozymandias sees himself as the king of all kings who could make mighty
works and as well as despair to those who will oppose the ruler.
5. What figure of speech is employed in line 12? Explain.
 It uses “imagery” as it implies to the reader that nothing of all the works of
Ozymandias left beside him.
6. What do the last two lines imply?
 It implies that after Ozymandias died, as the time passes by he was forgotten
and his ruined statue was buried in the lone and level sands that stretch far
away.
7. What is the message of Shelley in this poem?
 This poem conveys that time is the most powerful. Even the king, his power,
his achievements and his mighty works are nothing through time.
8. What is the relevance of this poem to us?
 It conveys a message to us that pride are useless throughout the time.
Arrogance and power of even the great king Ozymandias were nothing as
time passes by. A moral that we could get from this poem is that we must live
in a way by which we will be remembered by our good deeds and kindness
because pride and power decays over time.
I met a traveler from and antique land*, 1
Who said—Two vast and trunkless legs of stone 2
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, 3
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, 4
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, 5
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read 6
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, 7
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; 8
And on the pedestal, these words appear: 9
“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; 10
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” 11
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay 12
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare 13
The lone and level sands stretch far away. 14
*Egypt