Ozymandias

Who wrote the poem "Ozymandias"?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Saki

• William Shakespeare

What form does "Ozymandias" take?

• sonnet

• narrative poem

• haiku

• free verse

Who is the speaker of the poem?

• the traveller

• the poet

• Ozymandias

• One could argue that the traveller, Ozymandias, and the poet are all speakers of the poem.

What is the poem mainly about?

• a poet who finds a pedestal that used to belong to a great king

• a lost traveller who finds safety in the ruins of a statue

• an ancient and cruel ruler's statue destroyed by the effects of time

• a pharaoh who meets a traveller in the middle of nowhere

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 expression of the "shattered visage" is actually comical since it is a frown upside down.

• The sculptor made a mistake when creating the statue, and that is why it has not lasted through time.

• The traveller turns out to be the "king of kings", something nobody saw coming.

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

• Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

• And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,

• The lone and level sands stretch far away

• I met a traveller from an antique land

What are "trunkless" legs? (line 2)

• not enough legroom in a car

• legs on a doll in a toy trunk

• legs on an elephant

• legs without a body

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

• a wise but very old king

• a cruel and powerful king

• a kind and generous king

• a courageous warrior king

What did the sculptor do well?

• The sculptor was able to build a weak-enough statue that would crumble over time

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

• 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.

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 have the magic power to transform into a the greatest king of all time!

• I can be the best king, but only if my works survive!

• I will help you if you help me.