describe how Shelley brings out the futility of power and richness in the poem Ozymandiaz .
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The poem Ozymandias is written by Shelley. The poem starts with the description of the present condition of the statue of ozymandias. The poet shows that no matter how strong,rich or powerful the king was; the statue he erected in honour of himself and his victories is gone. it is just a piece of stone that WAS carved beautifully but at present lies in the soil. The poet further uses a poetic device called a synecdoche in the line 'the heart that....'. This line shows the hatred the king had towards his people. The poet further emphasises that no one cared about the statue's condition by expressing how dirty and filthy the statue was. These lines convey the futility of power and wealth and says that no amount of power earns respect as much as good works do.
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Arrogance does not assure immortality and durability against all powerful time and nature. The poem highlights the vanity of human glory and power. Everything in the world perishes with the passage of time and under the powerful influence of the elements of nature.
Even the mightiest of the mighty becomes one with the dust.
No trace of them is left on the sands of time. Ozymandias, a powerful king of Egypt was proud of his glory and achievements. He desired to immortalize his name and got a statue built. But nothing could stand against time and the powerful elements of nature.
The broken statue symbolizes the destruction caused by time and the sands, lone, boundless and bare symbolize the power of the elements.
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