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The poet intentionally uses language to create an impression in "Ozymandias." Why does he uses the words "antique", "ye," and "shattered"?

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In using words such as "antique", "ye," and "shattered", the poet is trying to invoke a sense of the past, since all of these words (except shattered) are no longer used in modern language.
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