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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
What is your impression of Ozymandias as a king?
उत्तर
Ozymandias was an arrogant and wicked king. He was proud of himself but he took care of his people. He wanted the people to see his works and praise him. He thought himself to be greater than any other king.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is ironic about the inscription on the pedestal of Ozymandias?
Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:
".................. its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed.
(a) What do "lifeless things" refer to?
(b) How do we know that he was a good sculptor?
(c) How did the heart feed the passions?
Look at the picture given below.
While on a sight-seeing tour to an old and mysterious country far away from home, you have had seen this statue. Discuss with your partner what this picture tells you about the people, the place and the ruler. Note down your ideas in the web-chart.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The poem is set in _________________________
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The expression on the face of the statue is one of ____________________
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The tone of the poem is _______________________________
Answer the following question briefly.
"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.
Answer the following question briefly.
"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ‘ye Mighty’? Why should they despair ? .
Answer the following question briefly.
'Nothing beside remains.' What does the narrator mean when he says these words?
How effective is the use of the phrase "Nothing beside remains" in conveying the theme of the transience and impermanence of power and human achievement, in Ozymandias by P.B.Shelley?
