What is your impression of Ozymandias as a king?

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?

"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.

What impression would you form of a state where the King was 'just and placid'?

Write a letter to your friend about the sight you saw and your impression of it.