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09082023062801worksheet 7 Poem Ozymandias Questions
09082023062801worksheet 7 Poem Ozymandias Questions
Class : 8
Subject : English Literature
Worksheet : 7
Poem : Ozymandias
Question: 1
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
And on the pedestal these words appear-
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
[a] Whom does the poet meet and what kind of a place is the land visited by him?
[b] What emotion was captured in the visage and what does it tell us of the owner of the
face?
[c] What did the inscription on the pedestal below the statue indicate?
[d] What is the main theme of the poem ‘Ozymandias’?
[e]” Look on my work, ye Mighty, and despair!” who is referring to when he speaks of ‘ye
Mighty’? Why should they despair? How do you feel this applies to our lives?
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