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Answer the Following Question Briefly. "Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair!" Who is Ozymandias Referring to When He Speaks of ‘Ye Mighty’? Why Should They Despair ? . - English Communicative

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Answer the following question briefly.

"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ‘ye Mighty’? Why should they despair ? .

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Ozymandias is referring to Ifts works. He boasts that his works are so magnificent that people can only admire them. Despair here means give up. They should despair whenever they try to imitate or surpass his work.

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अध्याय 9: Ozymandias - Exercises [पृष्ठ १०३]

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सीबीएसई English Communicative - Literature Reader [English] Class 10
अध्याय 9 Ozymandias
Exercises | Q 5.3 | पृष्ठ १०३

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