What irony do you find in the poem Ozymandias Ozymandias a famous poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley - shows how time destroys everything The poem is filled with deep irony Irony means when things turn out the opposite of what we expect In this poem the irony is very strong The poem describes a huge statue of Ozymandias a powerful king The statue was made to show how great he was On the pedestal of the statue there is an inscription The king calls himself King of Kings and says that his works are so amazing that the mighty should look and feel hopeless He thinks his power will last forever However the irony comes when we see the statue now The statue is broken Only two legs and a shattered face remain Nothing is left of Ozymandias s empire The great king who once thought he was unstoppable is