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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 8 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?
(a) To draw the reader's attention to the consonant rhyme.
(b) To convey a sense of Ozymandias's hubris.
(c) To draw the reader's attention to the alliteration in these lines.
(d) To stress that these are one and the same thing.

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

4. Which is the best description of the statue's expression?
(a) Startled and bewildered.
(b) Impassive and distant.
(c) Passionate and angry.
(d) Cold and contemptuous.

5. How many voices are heard in "Ozymandias"?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What technique is used in line 8, "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed"?

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

5. Which lines contain caesuras?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the epithet that Ozymandias gives himself help the reader understand the intentions behind his quote?

2. What poetic techniques create impact in the line, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies" (line 4)?

3. Explain the irony of the poem's ending.

4. How does the poem's setting support its main point?

5. Describe the poem's form.

6. Identify the three voices heard in "Ozymandias."

7. What claims does the poem make about the statue's sculptor?

8. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

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