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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. What part of the statue is still standing when the traveler sees it?
(a) The legs and torso.
(b) Just the legs.
(c) Just the head.
(d) The torso and head.

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

3. Which lines contain caesuras?
(a) Lines 8 and 9.
(b) Lines 5 and 6.
(c) Lines 11 and 12.
(d) Lines 2 and 3.

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

5. What technique is used in line 8, "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed"?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Parallelism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "passions" are referred to in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?

2. What does Ozymandias hope to inspire in his audience?

3. What does Ozymandias's quote imply should be standing around the statue?

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

5. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?

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