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प्रश्न
What did the traveller see in the desert?
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उत्तर
The traveller saw two vast and trunkless legs, which were made of stone, stand in the desert. A half sunk shattered visage lay close by in the sand whose frown and wrinkled lip had been captured deftly by the sculptor.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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 ?
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The poem is set in _________________________
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The tone of the poem is _______________________________
Answer the following question briefly.
"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ‘ye Mighty’? Why should they despair ? .
Answer the following question briefly.
'Nothing beside remains.' What does the narrator mean when he says these words?
Imagine that Ozymandias comes back to life and as he sees the condition of his statue, realisation dawns on him and he pens his thoughts in a diary. As Ozymandias, make this diary entry in about 150 words. You could begin like this: I thought I was the mightiest of all but…
'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?
