1. Name the poet of "Ozymandias of Egypt " ?
Ans - Percy Bysshe Shelley is the poet of " Ozymandias of Egypt ".
2. When and where was the poet born ?
Ans - The poet was born on 4 August 1792 in Sussex , England .
3. Which country is referred to as an "an antique land "?
Ans - Egypt is referred to as "antique land ".
4. In the poem whose "hands mocked them "?
Ans - The " hand " is the hands of the Sculptor who had built the statue of Ozymandias and been able to curve and mock the arrogance and vanity of the king .
5. Who did the narrator meet ?
Ans - The narrator met a traveller from " an antique land " i.e. Egypt .
B. Answer the following questions in a few words :
1. What is sonnet ?
Ans - Sonnet is a type of poem containing 14 lines , each of 10 syllables . All the lines rhyme with each other in a fixed pattern .
2. Who was Ozymandias ?
Ans - Ozymandias was a powerful king of Egypt .
3. Why did the traveller come across the desert ?
Ans - The traveller came across the fragmented statue of king Ozymandias lying in the sand of a vast desert . He saw two "trunkless legs " of stone standing in the desert and the shattered visage of the statue partly buried in the sand .
4. What was inscribed in the pedestal of the statue ?
Ans - It was inscribed in the pedestal that -
"My name is Ozymandias , king of kings :
Look on my works, ye mighty , and despair ."
5. Whose greatness is actually glorified in the poem ?
Ans - The greatness of the sculptor who had made the statue of Ozymandias is actually glorified in the poem . The art of the sculptor still remains , while the political power of king Ozymandias is already reduced to dust . Art is permanent .
C. Answer the following questions briefly in your own words .
1. What does " Wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command " signify ?
Ans - "Wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command " signifies the arrogance and pride of the king Ozymandias.
2. Describe the condition of the statue when the traveller come across the desert ?
Ans - When the traveller saw the statue of Ozymandias , it was lying fragment in the sands of a vast desert . The two "trunkless legs" of the stone statue was standing in the desert and its shattered visage was partly buried in the sand.
3. What kind of king was Ozymandias ?
Ans- Ozymandias was a powerful king . He was proud and arrogant . He claimed himself to be king of kings . Ozymandias lived with the belief that other mighty rulers would not be able to attain his greatness .
D. Give suitable answers to the following :
1. What is the message that the poet wants to convey in the poem ?
Ans - In the poem the poet wants to convey that the power and pride of a king is not permanent . Ozymandias is now lying fragmented in the sands of a vast desert . The might of the king is no longer evident . Neither the king nor his empire remains . All that remains are the ruins of the statue that speak of the artist's greatness . Through this poem , the poet conveys to the reader the idea of human mortality and the permanence of art .
2. What else remained there besides the broken statue ? What does it signify ?
Ans - Besides the broken statue , a shattered visage lied half buried on the sand of the desert. The face bears a frown and a mark of sneer that signifies Ozymandias arrogance and sense of being powerful which is not ever lasting .
