Ozymandias (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Ozymandias was a Greek name for which Egyptian pharaoh?
Ozymandias was a Greek name for which Egyptian pharaoh?
Ramses II
In which year was 'Ozymandias' written?
In which year was 'Ozymandias' written?
1818
What narrative technique does Shelley use in the poem?
What narrative technique does Shelley use in the poem?
Frame narrative/story-within-a-story
What parts of the statue still stand in the desert?
What parts of the statue still stand in the desert?
Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
What facial expression is carved on Ozymandias's broken face?
What facial expression is carved on Ozymandias's broken face?
Sneer of cold command
What title does Ozymandias give himself in the inscription?
What title does Ozymandias give himself in the inscription?
King of kings
What creates the devastating irony in the poem?
What creates the devastating irony in the poem?
People despair at emptiness, not greatness
How does the poem describe the desert at the end?
How does the poem describe the desert at the end?
Lone and level sands stretch far away
According to the poem, what outlasts political power?
According to the poem, what outlasts political power?
Art (the sculptor's work)
What poetic form is 'Ozymandias'?
What poetic form is 'Ozymandias'?
A 14-line sonnet
Which phrase shows alliteration in the final lines?
Which phrase shows alliteration in the final lines?
Boundless and bare
What do the desert sands symbolise in the poem?
What do the desert sands symbolise in the poem?
The relentless passage of time
What was Percy Bysshe Shelley known for politically?
What was Percy Bysshe Shelley known for politically?
Radical political ideas