Percy Shelley: Poems
Which perspective on the ruins in the desert is presented in "Ozymandias"?
A.
the Egyptian people's perspective
B.
the historians' perspective
C.
the queen's perspective
D.
the sculptor's perspective
A.
the Egyptian people's perspective
B.
the historians' perspective
C.
the queen's perspective
D.
the sculptor's perspective
I think B - the historians' perspective. The inscription on the stone reflects the perspective of the sculptor in his interpretation of Ramses originally when the stone was carved. However, the poem is told from someone in a "future" time after the sands of time have ruined the sculpture.