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?

Solution

(a) The collapsed parts on the statue of Ozymandias were the lifeless things.

(b) We know that he was a good sculptor, as he read the feelings of Ozymandias and expressed them very well on the statue.

(c) Ozymandias' heart fed the passions by etching on his face expressions of the sneer of cold command, the frown and wrinkled lip, to enhance his fearful look, intensify the majestic look and command respect.

Some More Questions From Ozymandias Chapter

The expression on the face of the statue is one of ______

This poem throws light on the ______ nature of Ozymandias.

The sculptor was able to understand Ozymandias' ______

The tone of the poem is ______

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

'My name is Ozymandias, the king of kings:' Why does Ozymandias refer to himself as king of kings? What quality of the king is revealed through this statement?

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Some More Questions From Ozymandias Chapter

The expression on the face of the statue is one of ______

This poem throws light on the ______ nature of Ozymandias.

The sculptor was able to understand Ozymandias' ______

The tone of the poem is ______

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

'My name is Ozymandias, the king of kings:' Why does Ozymandias refer to himself as king of kings? What quality of the king is revealed through this statement?

'Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!' Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ye Mighty? Why should they despair?

Bring out the irony in the poem.

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

What is your impression of Ozymandias as a king?

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