Question

In the poem “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley, how are the words on the pedestal of Ozymandias’s statue ironic?

Answer 1

As stated in the poem, the words on the pedestal of Ozymandias's statue are ironic because all that can be seen today from Ramses II's greatness nowadays is decaying ruins. As a result, the author means to highlight the most powerful empires always come to an end.

Further Explanation:

Özymandias” is a poem which is told by an anonymous narrator who encounters a traveler who is telling about a fallen and shattered statue in a remote area situated in the desert. The main point of this poem is its irony which is the statue of Ozymandias and this statue was constructed to show off the power of Ozymandias and his grandeur.  

But when the narrator of the poem stumbles across it, it is most likely that it will ruin in a remote desert and this poem highlights the reality which says that all the humans and the creation of humans is ephemeral. No matter how much the power a person boasts and how much he leads the people on the front, at last, they will eventually perish. The inscription is ironic because it makes the kingdom sound large and mighty and eternal, but the kingdom was actually nonexistent at that point, with only ruins letting people know it ever actually existed.

 

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Ozymandias

Subject: English

Keywords:

Ozymandias, Grandeur, Ephemeral, Kingdom, Existed, Perish, Desert, Eventually, Perish, Constructed.  

Answer 2

Irony occurs when the speaker means the opposite of what is said.

The poem “Ozymandias,” by Percy Bysshe Shelley, makes reference to pharaoh Ramses II and paraphrases the words of a large statue of him displayed at the British Museum:

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

According to these words , Ramses II challenges everybody to surpass his magnificent statues and grandeur. However, as stated in the poem, the words on the pedestal of Ozymandias’s statue are ironic because all that can be seen today from Ramses II's greatness nowadays is decaying ruins. As a result, the author means to highlight the most powerful empires always come to an end.