Sharmila Scarlett

Some practice for Paper 1 Unseen Poetry.

Ozymandias

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

I met a traveller 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,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, 5
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:
‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: 10
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

1. What is the form of the poem?

A. Ode
B. Sonnet
C. Lyric poem
D. Ballad

2. How many speakers are there in the poem Ozymandias?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

3. The central image in the poem is

A. Two trunkless legs of stone
B. The broken visage
C. The lone and level sands
D. The ruined statue of the former king

4. What does the word 'shattered' imply? (line 4)

A. Broken by accident
B. Fragility
C. Broken on purpose
D. Decayed

5. What does the word 'Pedestal' imply? (line 9)

A. The stand to elevate the statue
B. Ozymandias was a short person
C. Ozymandias saw himself as above everyone else
D. People worshipped and reverenced Ozymandias above themselves

6. The central irony in this poem is that

A. Ozymandias's statue was intended to project his greatness but actually shows his insignificance over
time
B. Ozymandias’ statue did not survive the years as it was not strongly made
C. Ozymandias thought he would live forever
D. Ozymandias became old and wrinkled due to the desert sand

7. ‘That colossal wreck’ is an example of what poetic device?

A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Assonance
D. Simile
8. The main theme of the poem is
A. Ozymandias’s works have crumbled and disappeared
B. The passage of time
C. Power is only temporary
D. We can learn valuable lessons from History

9. Ozymandias’ statue is a symbol of

A. The pride and hubris of humanity
B. The futility of all of humanity
C. The empty boasting of humanity
D. The power of art

10. What does the quote from Ozymandias show 'The lone and level sands stretch far away'?
A. His grand empire is no more
B. His narcissism and boastfulness
C. It happened a long time ago
D. Nature and Time conquers all