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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Ozymandias" lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technique is evident in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Consonance.
(d) Personification.

2. What is the form of "Ozymandias"?
(a) Villanelle.
(b) Ballade.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Rondeau.

3. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what techniques are employed?
(a) Metonymy and assonance.
(b) Synechdoche and metonymy.
(c) Sibilance and synechdoche.
(d) Assonance and alliteration.

4. What is the antecedent of the word "them" in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?
(a) Passions.
(b) Lifeless things.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Visage.

5. In lines 6 and 7, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read/ Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things," what it is that is "stamped," on the "lifeless things"?
(a) The history of a king.
(b) Physical characteristics.
(c) The sculptor's talent.
(d) Personality and emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many voices are heard in "Ozymandias"?

2. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?

3. What technique is used in line 8, "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed"?

4. What part of the statue's face does the traveler describe?

5. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?

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