Explanation:
The main idea/function of a claim in an argument is to introduce the topic to readers. In the claim, the reads are able to get an idea of what the piece of article that they are reading is about. This also allows the readers to chose if they would like to read the article.
Its historical significance of this is that real people died during this time
<u>Answer</u>:
D: It accurately represents the personality traits of the king
This best describes the traveler's initial impression of the statue of Ozymandias
<u>Explanation</u>:
The poem “Ozymandias” by “Percy Bysshe Shelley” is about a traveller who tells the poet that there is a statue of a man called Ozymandias. It has only the legs left standing in the ground and a shattered head in the sand. The king got his statue made in the notion that people would remember him for his greatness and majesty. But he only known for his arrogance.
Ozymandias was a self-obsessed and arrogant king. He loved himself more than the people of his kingdom. The statue was made by a skilled artisan who made the statue meticulously. He made a stern face of the king, to depict no emotions and wrinkled lips to denote his cruelty. The sculptor wanted to show th
at a person is only remembered for his behaviour.
