1. What title does Ozymandias give himself in the statue's inscription?
(a) King of Kings.
(b) All-Powerful King.
(c) Fearsome King.
(d) Egypt's King.

2. 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.

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

4. Which is the best description of the statue's expression?
(a) Passionate and angry.
(b) Cold and contemptuous.
(c) Impassive and distant.
(d) Startled and bewildered.

5. What does Ozymandias hope to inspire in his audience?
(a) Anxiety and suspicion.
(b) Awe and fear.
(c) Confidence and ambition.
(d) Reverence and respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What is the antecedent of the word "them" in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?

3. Whose hand is being referred to in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?

4. What technique is employed in the poem's final two lines, "Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare/ The lone and level sands stretch far away”?

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

(see the answer key)

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