Ozymandias by Percy Shelley

Who wrote the poem "Ozymandias"?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• William Shakespeare

• William Blake

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

What form does "Ozymandias" take?

• free verse

• limerick

• haiku

• sonnet

Who is the speaker of the poem?

• Ozymandias

• The statue

• the traveller

• the poet

What is the poem mainly about?

• an ancient and cruel ruler's statue destroyed by the effects of time
• a lost traveller who finds safety in the ruins of a statue
• a pharaoh who meets a traveller in the middle of nowhere
• a poet who finds a pedestal that used to belong to a great king

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What is the irony of "Ozymandias"?

• Ozymandias thought he would be eternally powerful with his statue, yet the only lasting pieces of his legacy are in ruins. 
• The traveller turns out to be the "king of kings", something nobody saw coming.
• The sculptor made a mistake when creating the statue, and that is why it has not lasted through time.
• The expression of the "shattered visage" is actually comical since it is a frown upside down.

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Select a line that does NOT make use of alliteration in the poem.

• The lone and level sands stretch far away
• I met a traveller from an antique land
• Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
• And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,

What are "trunkless" legs? (line 2)

• legs on an elephant

• legs of the statue

• not enough legroom in a car

• legs on a doll in a toy trunk

What sort of a king was Ozymandias, according to the statue?

• a kind and generous king
• a courageous warrior king
• a wise but very old king
• a cruel and powerful king

What did the sculptor do well?

• The sculptor really captured Ozymandias's harsh character as shown in the face of the statue.

• He or she carved tiny, intricate details on the pedestal including flowers.

• The sculptor was able to build a weak-enough statue that would crumble over time which demonstrate his incredible artistic ability.

• He or she met the traveller and showed him how to dig up the ruins of his masterpiece.

What does "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:/Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" mean? (lines 10-11)

• I am the greatest and all-powerful ruler; fear me!
• I will help you if you help me.
• I can be the best king, but only if my works survive!
• I have the magic power to transform into a the greatest king of all time!

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