Question 414 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Read the excerpt from "Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Near them, on the sand,Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,Tell that its sculptor well those passions readWhich yet survive
Answer
A
It emphasizes the cruelty and contempt of Ozymandias.
B
It suggests that the sculptor greatly disliked Ozymandias.
C
It suggests that the speaker is biased against Ozymandias.
D
It emphasizes the condition of the sculpture of Ozymandias.
Explanation
The frown, wrinkled lip, and “sneer of cold command” show Ozymandias as harsh and contemptuous. The speaker says the sculptor understood those feelings and captured them in the statue, so they still seem to survive. This emphasizes Ozymandias’s cruelty and contempt, not the sculptor’s personal dislike of him.
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