Use the poem to answer the question. (Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias”) Shelley was not a supporter of the King of England, George III. Which sentence best explains how this idea is expressed in the poem?

A. Shelley uses a fearful tone to highlight threats posed by the king.

B. The phrase “wrinkled lip” suggests Shelley thinks the king is unattractive.

C. Shelley sees himself as the traveler, reflecting his desire to be away from court.

D. The phrase “the hand that mocked them” shows that he felt the king mistreated artists.

E. The phrase “sneer of cold command” reflects Shelley’s idea that a king may harm his subjects.

E. The phrase “sneer of cold command” reflects Shelley’s idea that a king may harm his subjects.

Explanation:

Lines 10-11, "'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:  / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' ", there are no terms, in the poem, to make the tone feel fearful about the king.

Line 4, "Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, " the poem does not set whether the king is attractive.

Line 1 and 14, "I met a traveller from an antique land... The lone and level sands stretch far away."  These do not show a desire to be away.

Line 8, "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: " the hand was the sculpture's hand and the poem doesn't state whether or not the kind mistreated the artist by having him build a huge statue of himself.

Line 5, "And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, " shows that the sculpture didn't favor the king making him look older and less desirable as if he is to harm his people.

d is the best answer for this question.