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Ozymandias | Percy Bysshe Shelley

One of my fave poems. Click below to see an excellent 1-minute animation.

#poetrymatters #TheSpineView

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPlSH6n37ts

wanderinglynn That was cool animated poetry! 2y

dabbe @wanderinglynn It is, isn't it? I never get tired of watching it! 2y

AllDebooks That's beautiful 😍 2y

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Ruthiella That was neat! Thanks for the link. 🙏 2y

dabbe @Ruthiella You're welcome! 😊 2y

bthegood very nice - thank you for sharing - 2y

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TheKidUpstairs

Ozymandias | Percy Bysshe Shelley

#OnThisDay in 1818, the world met a traveler from an antique land when Percy Bysshe Shelley's Ozymandias was first published. Exploring the hubris of man, the ephemeral nature of political power, and the inevitable fall of tyrants, it remains a pretty timely read, don't ya think? #HistoryGetsLIT

Verity This was the prompt for a terms worth of drama classes in my first year of secondary school. I can‘t remember what the end product was, but it means it is one of the few poems that I recite bits of from memory! 3y

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CoffeeNBooks

Ozymandias | Percy Bysshe Shelley

This is one of my favorite poems, and I teach it in my English classes every year. #englishteacher #teachersoflitsy

If you've never listened to the Bryan Cranston narration of it, you really should: https://youtu.be/sPlSH6n37ts

CoffeeNBooks 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 on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
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CoffeeNBooks '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." 6y

TheBogwitch Thank you for that. One of my favorite poems recited by one of my favorite actors. 6y

LaLecture We just analysed that one at university and our professor played us the Breaking Bad version 😄 6y

Freespirit Thank you for sharing😍 6y

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TrishB

Ozymandias | Percy Bysshe Shelley

#higher #poetrymatters
Bit of Shelley 💕

LazyDays

merelybookish Lovely! Still love the Romantics! 6y

batsy It's so lovely. Great pick 👏🏽 6y

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CoffeeNBooks

Ozymandias | Percy Bysshe Shelley

This is one of my favorite poems. If you've never heard Bryan Cranston recite it, you should definitely check it out on YouTube. #PoetryMatters #Travel @LazyDays

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