FIRST YEAR (POETRY BOOK III)

NOTES ON STANZA WRITING
(By: Prof. Saleem Parvez , Faisalabad)

8- OZYMANDIAS
REFERENCE: These line have been taken from the poem, ‘’Ozymandias’’ by P.B. Shelley.
CONTEXT: The poet says that the paths of glory but lead to the grave. He saw a statue of a king. Its two huge legs were without its trunk. The face was laying half buried in the sand. The pet mocks at the pride of human greatness.
EXPLANATION: In these lines the poet tells us that,
He tells us that everything in the World is prone to destruction. Therefore, it is no use to be proud of one’s achievements. Time is very cruel, even the mightiest and greatest men die and after death, their monuments too perish soon. Death is a great leveler.