The Ruin Poem Annotated

The author of, “The Ruin” explains vivid details of structures who have met their fate and had been “undermined by age”. The line which states, “the buildings raised by giants are crumbling” perfectly captures the main idea and conception of the past and current state of these structures. Throughout the poem, the narrator is able to keep the beauty with each word he uses to describe as to what has become of these places. The author wants the audience to understand that what the actual building has become is still as glorious as it was back in its day.
The word giants was used to name the people that were the creators, they were not actual giants in size but giants in knowledge. This is shown through each creation such as the strong foundations