- Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias" explores the theme of the fleeting nature of power and human achievements
- The poem uses imagery to convey desolation and decay, contrasting Ozymandias's ambition with the reality of ruins
- The broken statue of Ozymandias symbolizes the inevitable decline of all empires and the futility of seeking immortality through material accomplishments
- Ozymandias's delusions of grandeur are highlighted through the irony of his once-mighty proclamations reduced to dust and obscurity
- The poem serves as a cautionary tale against the hubris of rulers and leaders who seek to immortalize their legacies through monuments and grandiosity.
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