Why are the following lines ironic?

"'my name is ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! '"

a. ozymandias never ruled anything.
b. the inscription was intended to "mock" the king that the statue portrays.
c. we know that shortly after the statue was erected, ozymandias was killed in a battle with the persian empire.
d. all of the great works of the king have decayed to ruin.
e. none of these

d. All of the great works of the king have decayed to ruin.

Explanation:

The given lines “my name is Ozymandias, king of kings, look on my works, Ye mighty and despair” are ironic because even his statue which is so large has been destructed. It hints on the fact that pride and materialistic power is a temporary thing and it will eventually end. Everything in world is subjected to decadence. This is what happens with Ozymandias and the speeches given by him is a decay.

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evertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.

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