Question

Explain the poem line by line Ozymandias.

Answer 1

Answer:

Shelley's poem “Ozymandias” famously describes a ruined statue of an ancient king in an empty desert. ... In fact, the poem explicitly emphasizes art's ability to bring personalities to life: the speaker explains that Ozymandias's “passions” “yet survive” on the broken statue despite being carved on “lifeless” stone.Explanation:

Answer 2

The title of “Ozymandias” refers to an alternate name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II. In “Ozymandias,” Shelley describes a crumbling statue of Ozymandias as a way to portray the transience of political power and to praise art's power of preserving the past.