Question

What best describes the traveler's initial impression of the statue of Ozymandias? It was responsible for the king's ability to rule over all. It is grander than it first appears. It was the ancient sculptor's finest achievement. It accurately represents the personality traits of the king

Answer 1

Answer:

D: It accurately represents the personality traits of the king

This best describes the traveler's initial impression of the statue of Ozymandias

Explanation:

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.