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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 8 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?

2. What part of the statue is still standing when the traveler sees it?

3. 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"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the epithet that Ozymandias gives himself help the reader understand the intentions behind his quote?

2. Explain the irony of the poem's ending.

3. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

4. What claims does the poem make about the statue's sculptor?

5. Identify the three voices heard in "Ozymandias."

6. Describe the poem's form.

7. How does the poem's setting support its main point?

8. What poetic techniques create impact in the line, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies" (line 4)?

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