Which of the following ideas can you infer from the closing image of shelley’s “ozymandias”? explain why you chose your answer. a. kings from ancient times were less intelligent than men and women of today. b. the spiritual world carries more importance than the physical world. c. exotic lands are more important to the imagination than familiar settings. d. all forms of wealth and power are ultimately impermanent and meaningless.

d. All forms of wealth and power are ultimately impermanent and meaningless.

Explanation:

The last few lines of the poem state the following:

"Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare

The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

The lines imply that all the riches that King Ozymandias was proud of in his time have disappeared. It does not matter how powerful you are, ultimately time will erase all your legacy. What the lines state is that all forms of wealth and power are ultimately impermanent and meaningless.

answer; (b); the abolitionist movement;

the answer is c. the wind