5 QUESTIONS ABOUT "OZYMANDIAS" I met a traveler from an antique land who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone

Stand in the desert... Near them, on the sand,

Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,

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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:

And on the pedestal these words appear:

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'My name is Ozymandias,3 king of kings:

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'

Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

Of that colossal4 wreck, boundless and bare

The lone and level sands stretch far away."

Questions;

1.)PART A: Which statement best expresses the theme of this poem?

A=Ancient ruins are an important part of history.

B=People are easily corrupted by pride.

C=Be wary of the stories travelers tell.

D=Power and greatness will not last forever.

2.)PART B: Which section from the text best develops the theme identified in PART A?

A="I met a traveller from an antique land / Who said: 'Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Stand in the desert...'" ( Lines 1-3)

B="And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, / Tell that its sculptor well those passions read / Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things," ( Lines 5-7)

C="And on the pedestal these words appear: / My name is Ozymandias, king of kings" ( Lines 9-10)

D="Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! / Nothing beside remains. Round the decay" ( Lines 11-12)

3.) What is the effect of the speaker hearing about this statue from someone else as opposed to seeing it with his own eyes?

A=It helps emphasize how the story has been passed on and the reader should doubt the reliability of the description.

B=It emphasizes how powerful the king was and how much his legend continues to impact culture.

C=It helps emphasize how the story is a tale that is being passed on to the reader, indicating that there is a message to be heeded.

D=It demonstrates the speaker's own susceptibility to the influence of others.

4.) For what purpose did the author include the inscription on the statue, "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" (Line 11)?

A=It lets the reader know that Ozymandias was a cruel leader.

B=It emphasizes the contrast between the king's arrogance and the ruin his statue has become.

C=It demonstrates the negative attitude the sculptor had about the king.

D=It compares Ozymandias to other famous kings by alluding to a classic Arthurian legend.