Select the correct text in the passage.

Which line of this excerpt from "Ozymandias" by Percy Shelley reflects the theme that art alone can last forever?

"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."

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Julissa Stuart

13 May, 15:50

Select the correct text in the passage.

Which line of this excerpt from "Ozymandias" by Percy Shelley reflects the theme that art alone can last forever?

"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."

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Donavan · Answer 1

The line of this excerpt from "Ozymandias" that says "Nothing beside remains. Round the decay"

Explanation:

Line 12 shows that "nothing beside remains", referring to the sculpture, this can show how incredible that only the art piece remained and none of the buildings or roads remained. It shows how art can survive through many years of being exposed to not so good circumstances.