Starter quiz
- In 'Ozymandias', what power does Shelley suggest doesn't last forever?
- power of nature
- power of humans ✓
- power of memory
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- In the poem 'Ozymandias', the voice of Ozymandias is...
- weak
- loud
- arrogant ✓
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- What semantic field is used in the poem 'Ozymandias' and what does it show?
- love, to show how egotistical Ozymandias was
- decay, to show how the statue and Ozymandias' power fell into ruin ✓
- opulence, to show the greed of Pharaohs
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- How does the quote ''sneer of cold command'' from 'Ozymandias' depict a tyrannical leader?
- it shows how the ruler was cruel and demanded obedience ✓
- it shows how the ruler was powerful
- it shows how the ruler was bossy
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- The poem 'Ozymandias' can be seen as...
- a love poem to the ancient Egyptians.
- an allegory for the ephemeral nature of all human power. ✓
- a ballad that praises nature.
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- What is ironic in the poem 'Ozymandias'?
- the ruler thought of his legacy as eternal but the statue is a pitiful ''wreck'' ✓
- the ruler thought of his legacy as eternal and the statue stands tall
- the ruler knew he would be defeated much like the statue
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