Ozymandias Of Egypt

Question 1

Who is the author of the poem ‘Ozymandias’?

Answer 1

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Question 2

What is the central theme of the poem ‘Ozymandias’?

Answer 2

The impermanence of power and human achievements

Question 3

What does the phrase ‘Two vast and trunkless legs of stone’ describe?

Answer 3

The remnants of a statue in the desert

Question 4

What emotions are conveyed by the ‘shattered visage’ in ‘Ozymandias’?

Answer 4

Frown, wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command

Question 5

What inscription is found on the pedestal of the statue in ‘Ozymandias’?

Answer 5

‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’

Question 6

What remains of Ozymandias’s kingdom according to the poem?

Answer 6

Nothing beside remains

Question 7

Fill in the blank: ‘The lone and level sands stretch far ______.’

Answer 7

away

Question 8

What literary device is prominently used in the phrase ‘Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’?

Answer 8

Irony

Question 9

What does the poem suggest about the legacy of Ozymandias?

Answer 9

It is ultimately lost to time and nature

Question 10

Who is the author of the poem ‘Moving through the silent crowd’?

Answer 10

Stephen Spender

Question 11

What imagery is used to describe the crowd in ‘Moving through the silent crowd’?

Answer 11

Silent crowd standing behind dull cigarettes