Question

I MET a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert ... Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage [face] lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which still survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. Which of the following sentences best describes the dramatic irony in the poem? (10 points) Group of answer choices
A. The traveler knows he will see the statue in the desert.
B. The traveler knows who the king was.
C.The audience knows the traveler has seen the statue in the desert.
D.The audience knows the boastful king's power did not last.

Answer 1

Answer:

D.The audience knows the boastful king's power did not last.

Explanation:

Despite the boast of the king, "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!", the works of his hands that he was referring to has become ugly and lifeless and has undergone a colossal wreck. The audience knows this, and this is evident from his words, "Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away."

According to the traveler, the stone sand that the king boasted about now has a shattered and unappealing appearance. ".. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage [face] lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command". This is an evidence that the king's power did not have a lasting effect.