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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. 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) Antithesis.
(b) Asyndeton.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Alliteration.

2. What is the antecedent of the word "them" in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?
(a) Lifeless things.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Passions.
(d) Visage.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which technique is evident in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Identify the three voices heard in "Ozymandias."

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

8. Describe the poem's form.

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