Question

Which of the following sentences best describes the dramatic irony in the poem?

The traveler knows he will see the statue in the desert. The traveler knows who the king was. The audience knows the traveler has seen the statue in the desert. The audience knows the boastful king's power did not last.

Answer 1

D

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Answer 2

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

Ozymandias built the giant statue to "warn" his enemies not to try and fight him because he will win. The audience, when they learn that, has already seen that the statue is dismantled and abandoned in the desert. This dramatic irony comes from the audience knowing that the king's power did not last even though he was so overly confident that it would.