explanation of Ozymandias by shelley
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The poem talks about his foolish desire to immortalize himself by erecting a statue. The poet meets a person who has been to an ancient place in the deserts, Egypt. He tells the poet about the ruined statue of the great powerful king,Ozymandias. It had been destroyed with the passage of time
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CBSE class 10 English Poem 4 - Ozymandias
Ozymandias CBSE Class 10 English Poem Summary and detailed explanation of the poem along with meanings of difficult words and literary devices used in the poem. Also, the explanation is followed by a Summary of the lesson . All the exercises and Question and Answers given at the back of the lesson
About the author
Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792 – 1822
Born in Sussex, England
P.B.Shelley was born on 4 August 1792 in West Sussex, England. He was the eldest legitimate son of Sir Timothy Shelley, a Sussex landowner. He had four younger sisters and a much younger brother. He received his early education at home. His early childhood has been recounted in ‘The life of Percy Bysshe Shelley ‘by his friend and cousin, Thomas Medwin.
He studied at Eton college and later at Oxford University. In 1811, Shelley anonymously published a pamphlet called ’The necessity of Atheism’ which was brought to the attention of the university administration and he was called to appear before the College's fellows, including the Dean. His refusal to repudiate the authorship of the pamphlet resulted in his expulsion from Oxford on 25 March 1811. He wrote many short stories, essays, poems out of which the best known are Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, The Cenci, Adonais, Prometheus Unbound to name a few.
CBSE class 10 English Poem 4 - Ozymandias
Ozymandias CBSE Class 10 English Poem Summary and detailed explanation of the poem along with meanings of difficult words and literary devices used in the poem. Also, the explanation is followed by a Summary of the lesson . All the exercises and Question and Answers given at the back of the lesson
About the author
Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792 – 1822
Born in Sussex, England
P.B.Shelley was born on 4 August 1792 in West Sussex, England. He was the eldest legitimate son of Sir Timothy Shelley, a Sussex landowner. He had four younger sisters and a much younger brother. He received his early education at home. His early childhood has been recounted in ‘The life of Percy Bysshe Shelley ‘by his friend and cousin, Thomas Medwin.
He studied at Eton college and later at Oxford University. In 1811, Shelley anonymously published a pamphlet called ’The necessity of Atheism’ which was brought to the attention of the university administration and he was called to appear before the College's fellows, including the Dean. His refusal to repudiate the authorship of the pamphlet resulted in his expulsion from Oxford on 25 March 1811. He wrote many short stories, essays, poems out of which the best known are Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, The Cenci, Adonais, Prometheus Unbound to name a few.
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