View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technique is evident in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Personification.
(c) Consonance.
(d) Euphemism.

2. What is the meter of the poem's first two lines?
(a) Iambic pentameter.
(b) Four iambs and a trochee.
(c) Iambic tetrameter.
(d) Two iambs and two trochees.

3. What title does Ozymandias give himself in the statue's inscription?
(a) All-Powerful King.
(b) King of Kings.
(c) Fearsome King.
(d) Egypt's King.

4. What part of the statue's face does the traveler describe?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The brow.
(c) The mouth.
(d) The jaw.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "passions" are referred to in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?

2. What is the form of "Ozymandias"?

3. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

4. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?

5. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what does the word "visage" refer to?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 215 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample