What Is The Mood Of The Poem Ozymandias?

The painting by Hubert Robert symbolizes a sense of grandeur as one looks at the pyramids that is drawn so huge in proportion that it vanishes midway. This could be the painter's way of expressing how powerful the entities were, representing grandeur in contrast to the little figures that were going towards it. Like the great king and his slaves. On the other hand is a poem by the title ' Ozymandias ' by an English poet, Percy Bysshe Shelly is just another depiction of Egypt, painted with words. The poem makes the reader instantly get into a conversation between the poet and a traveller. She uses the word ' ancient' and ‘desert' to describe the land, which hints us that its none other than Egypt, one of the most significant places on earth.

The poet mentions of how the traveler describes two 'trunkless' legs which means of an existing figure with no body but only legs. A statue that is buried who had person’s face which is almost destroyed. This could have been due to a previous battle. The traveller describes a very powerful expressed figure as he mentions ' sneer of cold command' as if like the one of a ruler. Although the statue is found in fragments but there is a contrast of life and death that exist. The person who made the sculpture may not be living anymore but the passion is still there. The online images provide a feeling of how time has passed, but the pyramids are still standing strong till this date. It has been and always be the symbol of greatness, hope and power. Maybe Napoleon who was in control back then was looking for new challenges as he had conquered most of Europe. Another motif could be that they would want to block the trade routes of Britain’s most valuable possession ' India' by conquering Egypt. They may have been obsessed of the pyramids to seek more glory by taking over the treasure that was put along with the tombs. They must have been overwhelmed by its size, as the pyramids are gigantic and words or paintings are not enough to depict the real size. The ruins offer fragmented evidence of how diverse they were culturally. There is a significant development in Egyptian culture in terms of art, religion, language and other customs. The people of Egypt belonged to a very superior and innovative civilization and they had a lot of history to their land.