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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. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?
(a) Other kings.
(b) His army.
(c) Future civilizations.
(d) His subjects.

2. What is the rhyme scheme of "Ozymandias"?
(a) ABAB ACDC EDEF EF.
(b) ABAB ACAC ADAD EE.
(c) ABAB BCBC CDCD EF.
(d) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

3. 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”?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Asyndeton.
(d) Antithesis.

4. Whose hand is being referred to in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?
(a) Ozymandias's subjects.
(b) Rival kings.
(c) Ozymandias's.
(d) The sculptor's.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

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

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

5. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what does the word "visage" refer to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the poem's form.

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

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

4. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

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

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

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

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

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