What message is conveyed through this poem? – InterviewSolution

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1.	What message is conveyed through this poem?
Answer» Through his famous sonnet ‘Ozymandias’, Shelley wants to convey a definite message to his readers. Time is all-powerful. The sickle of time spares none, not even the ‘king of kings’ like Ozymandias. All worldly power, pride, glory and grandeur are a nine-day wonder. His vain attempt of perpetuating his memory proved futile. His statue lies shattered and broken half-sunk in the sand. There is nothing else but boundless sand all around it. Only the art of the sculptor who mocked all those passions which are stamped on lifeless stones, survive the ravages of time.

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