Question

Bring the irony in the Ozymandias

Answer 1

The irony in the poem is this that King Ozymandias got many statues constructed to immortalize himself, but neither he himself was spared nor his statues. As the time elapsed, he grew old and finally died. Similarly, all his statues were terribly broken. People soon forgot him and his memories were thrown into oblivion.

In the poem lies in the fact that the mighty ruler had the following words engraved on his statue "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; Look upon my works ye Mighty and despair!" These words conveyed he was so powerful that no other king could surpass him.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ozmandias proud words are ironic because his mighty works which he had boasted about had eroded with the time his statue lies broken in the middle of the barren land.