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प्रश्न
"The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed". Whose hand and heart are referred to in this line ? Why ?
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उत्तर
The 'hand' refers to the sculptor's hand and the 'heart' refers to that of King Ozymandias. The statue made by the sculptor seemed to be mocking at the king's self obsession and passion.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What feelings does the partially destroyed statue of Ozymandias convey?
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?
What quality of King Ozymandias does the poem reflect ?
What did the traveller see in the desert?
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The sculptor was able to understand Ozymandias' ___________________
Identify and rewrite the lines from the poem spoken by the narrator, the traveller and Ozymandias:
The Narrator: ________________________________________________________
The Traveller: ________________________________________________________
Ozymandias: ________________________________________________________
'Ozymandias' and 'Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments' are based on the theme of Time. Compare the two sonnets in terms of the manner in which Time is treated by the poets. Write your answer in about 150 words.
Did the sculpture of Ozymandias fulfil the purpose for which it had been built ? Give reasons.
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?
