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"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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"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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Solution

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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2014-2015 (March) Delhi Set 2

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