Question

How does the point of view in "Ozymandias" affect who the reader hears? A) It is written in second person so the reader can hear the speaker, traveler, and Ozymandias. B) It is written in first person because it is told through the speaker's voice, but the speaker tells what the traveler and Ozymandias say. C) The point of view changes from first, to third, to second person as the speaker, the traveler, and Ozymandias speak. D) It is written in the third person because the reader hears the voice of the speaker, the traveler, and Ozymandias.

Answer 1

Answer: C) The point of view changes from first, to third, to second person as the speaker, the traveler, and Ozymandias speak.

Explanation: The poem has three different points of view so that the reader can understand each one's part of the story. First, the narrator starts talking in first person (pronoun I): "I met a traveler from an antique land". Then, the perspective changes to third person and the reader hears what the traveler said about the shattered pieces of stone, and the sculptor (pronouns he, and they). Finally, it changes to second person as the traveler tells the written words on the pedestal, and the reader can hear what Ozymandias says to those who feel overly powerful (pronoun you in plural)