Question
"Ozymandias"
4. Go back to the poem and consider each speaker.
Highlight the first speaker's words.
b. Highlight the words in quotation marks in a different color. Whose words are they?
How do his own words give the reader a sense of
his character?.
Answer
The words in quotation marks are those of Ozymandias, the poem's titular character. His words give the reader a sense of his arrogance and hubris, as he boasts of his accomplishments and the greatness of his kingdom.