Who wrote: "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings / Look on my works ye mighty, and despair!" ?
Correct answer: B. Percy Bysshe Shelley
- A. Lord Byron
- B. Percy Bysshe Shelley
- C. William Woodsworth
- D. Emily Dickinson
Explanation
The quotation comes from Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet "Ozymandias," where the ruined statue mocks the pride and impermanence of political power. Byron also wrote about powerful figures, but not this poem.
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