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

2. In lines 6 and 7, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read/ Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things," what it is that is "stamped," on the "lifeless things"?
(a) The history of a king.
(b) The sculptor's talent.
(c) Physical characteristics.
(d) Personality and emotion.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which lines contain caesuras?

4. What part of the statue is still standing when the traveler sees it?

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

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