the traveler

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The traveler is the unnamed narrator in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias,” who recounts the tale of a ruined statue in the desert to illustrate the transience of power and glory.

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
narrator ⓘ
unnamed narrator ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ
associatedWith the ruined statue of Ozymandias ⓘ
characterType frame narrator ⓘ
communicatesTo the poem’s primary speaker ⓘ
contrasts Ozymandias’s boast with the surrounding desolation ⓘ
createdBy Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ
describedBy the speaker of the poem "Ozymandias" ⓘ
describesLocationAs a boundless and bare desert ⓘ
firstAppearance "Ozymandias" (1818) ⓘ
linked to: Ozymandias
gender male (implied, not explicitly stated) ⓘ
illustratesTheme the futility of political hubris ⓘ
the impermanence of human glory ⓘ
the transience of power ⓘ
introducedByLine "I met a traveller from an antique land" ⓘ
medium English-language poetry ⓘ
name unknown ⓘ
narrates the discovery of a ruined statue in the desert ⓘ
nationality unspecified ⓘ
notes that nothing beside remains of Ozymandias’s works ⓘ
observes a shattered visage lying in the sand ⓘ
the sculptor’s skill in capturing Ozymandias’s passions ⓘ
two vast and trunkless legs of stone ⓘ
quotesInscription "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" ⓘ
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings" ⓘ
reads the inscription on the pedestal of the statue ⓘ
reportsSpeechOf Ozymandias ⓘ
roleIn poem "Ozymandias" ⓘ
settingEncounter an antique land ⓘ

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Ozymandias → character → the traveler ⓘ