Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. (4 marks)
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;
a) Wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command depict ____________________________ b) Those passions are still noticeable because ________________________________ c) Whose hands mocked them? d) Name the poetic device/s employed in the poem.
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"He is too honourable to have gone without paying his premium." a) Who is the speaker and who is the listener? b) Who is "He" in the above statement? c) What is the speaker's relation with the person mentioned? d) What is the speaker's conception of 'honour'?
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I know the answer of the Part-a).
Ans. a) The adjective "wrinkled" to describe the lip creates a visual image, helping the reader to picture the facial expression on the statue. For Ozymandias to have had himself depicted with a "sneer" on his face gives us some indication of how he wished to be seen. ... The sound device enriches the visual image.
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