Question

I MET a traveller from an antique land

Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert ... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage [face] lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which still survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Select one piece of evidence that supports the situational irony of the poem.


A.)From an antique land

B.)Cold command

C.)Boundless and bare

D.)Those passions read

Answer 1

From an antique land.

Step-by-step explanation:

It's ironic that a the land is considered antique when it is described as a "colossal wreck", with remains and decay, that is lonely and bare.

Something that is antique has great value. It is a true work of art or is worth being collected. This land is more of a forgotten wasteland, almost like a plain desert of ruins. It is by far the opposite from anything antique.

Answer 2

Well, I think the best answer will be is C.) Boundless and bare. Good Luck!