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"The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed." Whose hand and heart has the poet referred to in this line?

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The 'hand' refers to the sculptor's hand and the 'heart' refers to the King's heart.

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Answer the following questions briefly.

(a) "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed." Whose hand and heart has the poet referred to in this line?

(b) "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:" Why does Ozymandias refer to himself as King of Kings? What quality of the king is revealed through this statement.

(c) "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ye Mighty? Why should they despair?

(d) Bring out the irony in the poem.

(e) 'Nothing beside remains.' What does the narrator mean when he says these words?

(f) What is your impression of Ozymandias as a king?

(g) What message is conveyed through this poem?

Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows by choosing from the given alternatives.

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;

What does the word, 'stamped' in this context mean?

Himanshu has three buckets as shown below. He puts his right-hand in bucket A and left-hand in bucket B. He then puts both of his hands in normal water. His right-hand feels that the water here is hotter while his left-hand feels that the water here is colder.

What can you conclude from this?

Q. Select the rulers and the cities that were handed to them by Babur in 1524.

Q. From the first three lines, what does the poet regard his heart as?

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