We are reminded again that "nothing" remains besides the head, legs, and pedestal as if we didn't know the statue has been destroyed, the traveler tells us again that it is a "colossal wreck.".After the traveler recites the inscription, he resumes his description of the statue and the surrounding area.Nothing beside remains: round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away. will eventually be destroyed or fade away, with nothing to recall them but a dilapidated statue half-buried in the sand." On the one hand he tells the "mighty" to "despair" because their achievements will never equal his "works." On the other hand, he might be telling the "mighty" to "despair" as a kind of warning, saying something like "Don't get your hopes up guys because your statues, works, political regimes, etc. Ozymandias's speech is ambiguous here.He could also be calling attention to the numerous colossal statues of him, such as the one described in this poem. Ozymandias also brags about his "works." Maybe he's referring to the famous temples he constructed at Abu Simbel or Thebes.The inscription suggests that Ozymandias is arrogant, or at least that he has grand ideas about his own power: he calls himself the "king of kings.".For more, see "What's Up with the Title." "Ozymandias" was one of several Greek names for Ramses II of Egypt. It is "Ozymandias," the figure named in the title.
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