Question

“ Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold

command. Tell that its sculptor well those passions read which yet survive, stamped on these

lifeless things. The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:”.

Noting beside remains

Round the decay

Of that Colossal wreck, boundless and bare

The love and level sands stretch far away!

(a) What is the expression on the face of the statue?

(i) contempt

(ii) admiration

(iii) affection

(iv) loving

(b) Whose hand mocked the expression?

(i) the hand of the traveller

(ii) the hand of the sculptor

(iii) the hand of the ruler

(iv) the hand of the audience

(c) What does the poet mean by Colossal wreck:

(i) the huge statue

(ii) the statue

(iii) the huge statue of Ozymandias

(iv) the statue of Ozymandias

(d) What literary device does the poet use in the last line?

(i) metaphor

(ii) simile

(iii) alliteration

(iv) synecdoche

(e) “Whose frown and wrinkled lip and sneer of cold commands”

The statue depicts that the king was:(i) weak

(ii) dominating(iii) powerful

(iv) cruel​

Answer 1

Answer:

And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold

command. Tell that its sculptor well those passions read which yet survive, stamped on these

lifeless things. The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:”.

Noting beside remains

Round the decay

Of that Colossal wreck, boundless and bare

The love and level sands stretch far away!

(a) What is the expression on the face of the statue?

(i) contempt

(ii) admiration

(iii) affection

(iv) loving

(b) Whose hand mocked the expression?

(i) the hand of the traveller

(ii) the hand of the sculptor

(iii) the hand of the ruler

(iv) the hand of the audience

(c) What does the poet mean by Colossal wreck:

(i) the huge statue

(ii) the statue

(iii) the huge statue of Ozymandias

(iv) the statue of Ozymandias

(d) What literary device does the poet use in the last line?

(i) metaphor

(ii) simile

(iii) alliteration

(iv) synecdoche

(e) “Whose frown and wrinkled lip and sneer of cold commands”

The statue depicts that the king was:(i) weak

(ii) dominating(iii) powerful

(iv) cruel