The most likely reason to explain why the author told the story as it was told to him by "a traveler from an antique land" is: B. To share something meaningful he'd heard that put man's arrogance in perspective.
About the poem, "Ozymandias."
- In the poem, Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet tells the story exactly as he heard it from the traveler.
- A possible reason that explains why he shared the story this way is to help the readers see what he gleaned about the pride of the King in the story.
- The foolishness of the pride displayed by the king was evident in the story.
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