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What is the central idea of the poem Ozymandias?

What is the central idea of the poem Ozymandias?

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  1. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias” centers on the transience of grandeur and power, as well as the ultimate insignificance of human desire in the face of time and nature. The poem illustrates this topic with the tale of Ozymandias (Ramesses II), a once-mighty king, and his decaying statue.

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