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Poetry - Ozymandias

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Finish the quote...

I met a traveller from an

a)

Antique land

b)

Foreign land

c)

Strange place

2.

Where is the poem set?

a)

In the city

b)

On a mountain

c)

In the desert

3.

What words would you use to describe the leader?

a)

Kind and honest

b)

Proud and kind

c)

Arrogant and cruel

4.

Who wrote Ozymandias?

a)

William Wordsworth

b)

Percy Bysshe Shelley

c)

Carol Ann Duffy

d)

Simon Armitage

5.

Who was Ozymandias?

a)

Ramesses II - Ruler of Ancient Egypt

b)

Tutankhamun - Ancient Pharoah

c)

Augustus - Founder of the Roman Empire

6.

Finish the Quote...

the lone and level sands...

a)

stand alone

b)

seem quiet

c)

stretch far away

d)

lie silent

7.

Fill in the gaps...

two ____ and ___________ legs of ________

a)

long, hairy, grass

b)

vast, trunkless, stone

c)

small, lonely, man

8.

What form does the poem take?

a)

An acrostic poem

b)

A sonnet

c)

A song

d)

A haiku

9.

What did Ramesses II believe?

a)

That he was invincible

b)

That he was a fair king

c)

That he would never be remembered

d)

That his statue and legacy would last forever

10.

What type of rhythm does the poem take?

a)

Iambic Tetrameter

b)

Haiku

c)

Iambic Pentameter

d)

Limerick

11.
What is the poem mainly about?
a)
an ancient and cruel ruler's statue destroyed by the effects of time
b)
a lost traveller who finds safety in the ruins of a statue
c)
a pharaoh who meets a traveller in the middle of nowhere
d)
a poet who finds a pedestal that used to belong to a great king
12.

What's a 'visage'?

a)

A person's legs

b)

A person's face

c)

A type of statue

d)

An inscription on a statue

13.
What did the sculptor do well?
a)
The sculptor really captured Ozymandias's harsh character as shown in the face of the statue.
b)
He or she carved tiny, intricate details on the pedestal.
c)
The sculptor was able to build a weak-enough statue that would crumble over time.
d)
He or she met the traveller and showed him how to dig up the ruins of his masterpiece.
14.

Who is the speaker in the poem?

a)

The Traveller

b)

Rameses II

c)

The Poet

d)

All Three

15.

Which theme is not shown in Ozymandias?

a)

Power of Nature

b)

Negative Emotions

c)

Effects of Conflict

d)

Power of Humans