Question

Explain the statement "The hand that Mock'd them and the heart that fed"


For 5 marks
poem-Ozymandias​

Answer 1

Explanation:

He had a "hand that mocked them," meaning that his hand was merciless and cruel toward his subjects. He had a "heart that fed." This suggests that he was an oppressor; he took from his subjects more than he gave to them. They were his prey, and he was the predator.

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Answer 2

The “hand that mocked them” (meaning the passions depicted on the shattered visage) is the sculptor's hand – the sculptor was “mocking” the passions (with a play on the two meanings of the word “mocked” – “copied” them and “ridiculed” them); the “heart that fed them” is the heart of the ruthless tyrant himself,