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WorksheetsOzymandias - SOAR
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
1 How can the form of the poem best be described and how does this form affect the meaning of the poem?
A The form is rhyming but not metered lines that show the freedom of the sculptor but the command of the king.
B The form of the poem is a lack of metered or rhyming lines to emphasize the lack of an enduring empire.
C The form of the poem is alternate rhyming and metered lines that give the poem a mocking feeling.
D The form of the poem is alternate rhyming and consistent metered lines that give the poem a solemn feeling.
2. Which two moods does the setting of an antique land and desert establish?
A Mysterious
B Exciting
C Lonely
D Frightening
E Hopeful
3 Which words or phrases help the reader understand the word visage in line 4?
A Half sunk
B shattered lies
C frown / wrinkled lip
D cold command
4 What are the passions in line 6 that the sculptor read well?
A the king’s coldness
B the sculptor’s pride
C the speaker’s wisdom
D the traveler’s curiosity
5. Which two things did the passions in line 6 survive beyond?
A The sculptor’s hand
B The king’s heart
C The king’s visage
D The sculptor’s command
6. What multiple meanings does Shelley intend with the word mocked in line 8?
A Laughed at and ruined
B Copied and ridiculed
C Abbreviated and left alone
D Created and reduced to dust
7. Read lines 4–5 and 10–11 of the poem.
. . . Whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Based on these lines, Ozymandias was a king who —
A was cruel and deadly
B was powerful and proud
C valued arts and literature
D valued war and conquest
8. The effect of alliteration in lines 12–14 is to —
A connect and emphasize the vast stone images
B draw a parallel between the king and the sculptor
C connect and emphasize the stark desert images
D draw a parallel between the statue and the king
9 What does the traveler describe to the speaker in lines 1-4?
A. A tall forest standing in a desert
B. A broken statue lying in sand
C. Smashed glass sunken in the sand
D. A desert with abandoned antiques
10 How does the traveler describe the expression on the statue?
A. compassionate
B. As frightened
C. As thoughtful
D. As arrogant
11 What is the state of the statue at the end of the poem?
A. It has been covered in gold
B. It has been left in ruins
C. It is being restored
D. It is being taken away
12 . Which statement best expresses the theme of this poem?
A. Ancient ruins are an important part of history.
B. People are easily corrupted by pride.
C. Be wary of the stories travelers tell.
D. Power and greatness will not last forever.
13. Which section from the text best develops the theme identified in question 12?
A. "I met a traveller from an antique land / Who said: 'Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
/ Stand in the desert...'" (Lines 1-3)
B. "And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, / Tell that its sculptor well those
Passions read / Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things," (Lines 5-7)
C. "And on the pedestal these words appear: / My name is Ozymandias, king of kings"
(Lines 9-10)
D. "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! / Nothing beside remains. Round the
Decay" (Lines 11-12)
14. What is the effect of the speaker hearing about this statue from someone else as opposed to
seeing it with his own eyes?
A. . It helps emphasize how the story has been passed on and the reader should doubt the
reliability of the description.
B. It emphasizes how powerful the king was and how much his legend continues to
Impact culture.
C. It helps emphasize how the story is a tale that is being passed on to the reader,
Indicating that there is a message to be heeded.
D. It demonstrates the speaker's own susceptibility to the influence of others.
15. For what purpose did the author include the inscription on the statue, "Look on my works, ye
Mighty, and despair!" (Line 11)?
A. It lets the reader know that Ozymandias was a cruel leader.
B. It emphasizes the contrast between the king's arrogance and the ruin his statue has
become.
C. It demonstrates the negative attitude the sculptor had about the king.
D. It compares Ozymandias to other famous kings by alluding to a classic Arthurian
Legend.
