Value Points
power and glory short-lived/transitory, power and glory is deceptive/Ozymandias got his statue built in order to be remembered by posterity but his statue lies shattered/ broken, time kills/ destroys physical glory, power or riches.
Detailed Answer :
Arrogance does not assure immortality and durability against all powerful time and nature. The poem highlights the vanity of human glory and power. Everything in the world perishes with the passage of time and under the powerful influence of the elements of nature. Even the mightiest of the mighty becomes one with the dust. No trace of them is left on the sands of time. Ozymandias, a powerful king of Egypt was proud of his glory and achievements. He desired to immortalize his name and got a statue built. But nothing could stand against time and the powerful elements of nature. The broken statue symbolizes the destruction caused by time and the sands, lone, boundless and bare symbolize the power of the elements.
