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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Ozymandias" lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique is used in line 8, "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed"?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Paradox.

2. Which lines contain caesuras?
(a) Lines 5 and 6.
(b) Lines 8 and 9.
(c) Lines 2 and 3.
(d) Lines 11 and 12.

3. What part of the statue is still standing when the traveler sees it?
(a) The torso and head.
(b) Just the head.
(c) Just the legs.
(d) The legs and torso.

4. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what techniques are employed?
(a) Sibilance and synechdoche.
(b) Assonance and alliteration.
(c) Metonymy and assonance.
(d) Synechdoche and metonymy.

5. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?
(a) His subjects.
(b) Other kings.
(c) Future civilizations.
(d) His army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ozymandias hope to inspire in his audience?

2. Which technique is evident in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?

3. In line 1, what word does the speaker use to describe the land where the traveler has been?

4. What is the antecedent of the word "them" in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?

5. What is the rhyme scheme of "Ozymandias"?

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