"Ozymandias"

This poem is a sonnet, which consists of fourteen lines. The poem is ironic in that there is a ruined statue in the desert with an arrogant structure. Statue is of some sort of tyrant that left a bad reputation with the land and the people in which he used to govern. Once a great king's works have crumbled, he disappears from history. The poem is a metaphor for power and pride/hubris of humanity. The face of the statue is the only part that remains. Although your works may not remain, your reputation will continue to remain throughout history. No one really cares that the statue even exists out in the desert.