Poem of the Day "🌙 Ozymandias — Percy Bysshe Shelley"

Gabriel Silva

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Nov 16 • Culture

Poetry might look intimidating… but for language learners, it’s secretly one of the best tools you can use.

Why?

Because a poem like Ozymandias gives you three things at once:

1. Elevated vocabulary (without being overwhelming)

2. Rhythm and musicality — the “music” of English

3. A chance to hear native speakers recite something powerful

And trust me: listening to poetry read by natives does wonders. Your ear gets sharper. Your sense of flow improves. And your English starts sounding more… elegant.

This poem in particular is short, dramatic, and unforgettable — a little story about how even the biggest, most powerful men in history eventually… disappear into the sand. (Quite humbling, honestly.)

Think of it as a mini workout for your English brain — but with better aesthetics.

🌙 Ozymandias (Percy Bysshe Shelley)

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:

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;