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

2. What is the meter of the poem's first two lines?
(a) Two iambs and two trochees.
(b) Four iambs and a trochee.
(c) Iambic tetrameter.
(d) Iambic pentameter.

3. In line 1, what word does the speaker use to describe the land where the traveler has been?
(a) "Mystic."
(b) "Foreign."
(c) "Antique."
(d) "Far-off."

4. What part of the statue's face does the traveler describe?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The jaw.
(c) The brow.
(d) The mouth.

5. How many voices are heard in "Ozymandias"?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best description of the statue's expression?

2. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what techniques are employed?

3. What title does Ozymandias give himself in the statue's inscription?

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

5. What is the rhyme scheme of "Ozymandias"?

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