CBSE Class 10 Poetry Ozymandias

1.Answer the following questions briefly.

(a) "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed."Whose hand and heart has  the poet referred to in this line? 

(b) "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:" Why does Ozymandias refer to himself  as King of Kings? What quality of the king is revealed through this statement.

(c) "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"  Who is Ozymandias referring to when  he speaks of ye Mighty? Why should they despair ?

(d) Bring out the irony in the poem. 

(e) 'Nothing  beside  remains.' What  does  the  narrator  mean  when  he  says  these  words?

(f) What is your impression of Ozymandias as a king? 

(g) What message is conveyed through this poem?

2. Identify and rewrite the lines from the poem spoken by the narrator, the traveller  and Ozymandias:

The Narrator: ________________________________________________________

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The Traveller: ________________________________________________________

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Ozymandias: ________________________________________________________

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