1. C: It implies that the land is empty and barren Explanation: “Since the title of the poem represents the Greek spelling of the name of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, we know that Shelley is alluding to Egypt as the setting for the traveler's tale.”
2. A: the statue is of a once powerful leader Explanation: “In the poem, the narrator relates what someone else described to him about pieces of a broken statue lying in a desert. Once a great symbol of power and strength, the statue has become a metaphor for the ultimate powerlessness of man.”
For future users, I just took the test now and the right answer for number 1 is D) It creates a sense of mystery and antiquity. For number 2 it's D) The statue is of a once powerful leader.
