Question

Explain the line nothing besides remain in the poem ozymandias

Answer 1

So, your first line is part of the words engraved on a pedestal, boasting about the great works of the king Ozymandias. But the boast is ironic, because the works have been destroyed by time: only two huge fight and the shattered face of what once must have been a statue remain. "Nothing beside remains", our narrator tells us - there's nothing else left.

And, round the decay of that huge wrecked statue, all there is is sand - metaphorically representing the sands of time, which has brought the mighty (in this sense, quite literally) to its knees.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

The words "nothing beside remains" reinforce the irony of Ozymandias's bragging in his inscription about his fearful might and power. He now has nothing left to show for his tyranny. ... They too, though they might believe they are invincible now, will probably end up as powerless as Ozymandias