Ozymandias

1. The ambiguous nature of Shelley's "Ozymandias" lets the reader imagine

• That the statue stands anywhere in the world.

• They are the traveller.

• They are the ones being told the story.

• None of the above.

2. What is the main theme of Shelley's sonnet "Ozymandias"?

• Power is fleeting

• Knowledge is power

• Good prevails over evil

• Ignorance is bliss

3. Many of the end rhymes in Shelley’s “Ozymandias” do not rhyme exactly. What type of rhyme is this an example of?

• Masculine Rhyme

• Feminine Rhyme

• Slant Rhyme

• None of the above

4. "Ozymandias" is most likely set in ___ based on context clues.

5. What makes Shelley's poem "Ozymandias" structure not like a typical sonnet?

• The vocabulary

• The meter

• The capitalization

• The rhyme scheme

6. With the line "the hand that mocked them" in "Ozymandias, Shelley is implying that the artist's portrayal of Ozymandias as a king was:

• Laudatory

• Ambiguous

• Insulting

• Flattering

7. Based on the image presented by the statue in Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias”, Ozymandias was what type of king?

• Thoughtful and generous

• A courageous warrior

• Cruel and powerful

• Wise and old

8. Look at the following lines from Shelley’s “Ozymandias.” What does “pedestal” mean in the context of the poem?

“And on the pedestal, these words appear”

• A high place untouched by man.

• A stand where a statue stood.

• A recorded book of events.

• Both A and B

9. Which of the following literary movements does the work of Percy Bysshe Shelley fall under?

• Romanticism

• Transcendentalism

• Postmodernism

• Magical Realism

10. How would you BEST characterize the tone of the inscription used in Shelley's "Ozymandias"?

• Repentant

• Boastful

• Disgusted

• Optimistic