WorksheetsOzymandias: Plot and Intentions
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 39mins
Based on the information in the poem, who was Ozymandias?
a writer
a king
a sculptor
a traveller
Based on the information in the poem, what was Ozymandias’s kingdom probably like at the time the sculpture was created?
powerful
happy
small
bare
What is this poem mostly about?
A powerful king poses for a sculptor to create a statue of him out of stone.
A traveller journeys through antique lands and faraway deserts.
A traveller finds a vast sculpture of a king lying shattered in a bare desert.
A king is found dead in the bare desert by a traveller passing through.
Read these lines from the poem:
"Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed"
In these lines, what does the word “survive” most nearly mean?
outlast
coexist
live
display
Which of the following are relevant intentions for the poem?
To criticise how those in powerful positions often mistreat their subjects.
To question the power and control of authoritative figures in our society.
To highlight the futility of war and conflict.
To highlight the power of nature and teach that it should be respected.
