Hyperbole i think. it’s exaggerating the reaction to the lead of the play
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Because she is mourning her own mortality, because man is mortal.
I think B because it’s telling you when something happened
Mr. White doubts that the monkey's paw can really grant wishes.
Answer :
Cambridge English Dictionary defines "sneer" as "an unkind expression on your face that shows you do not respect or approve of someone or something."
The word "sneer" from the passage indicates that the face on the statue is showing contempt.
In the poem "Ozymandias" by P.B. Shelly, Ozymandias is an insensitive, haughty, self-obsessed and arrogant ruler who believed that he was the greatest king ever. He gets a statue made to immortalize himself to the future generations. However, his statue does not stand the test of time but the art of the skilled sculptor does and even in the shattered face of the statue one can make out the cold, heartless and arrogant look of the ruler.