Question

Answer the following question in 30-40 words:

‘The vanity of human glory and power is transient.’ Elucidate with reference to the poem ‘Ozymandias’.

Answer 1

The fallen statue of Ozymandias, the once-powerful king, lying in ruins in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias” shows how temporary human greatness and power are. The fact that nothing of his kingdom is left behind proves that all his great achievements were short-lived in the real world.