The statue's face is described as?

The statue's face is described as?

• A. Proud and arrogantly boasts about his power
• B. Serene and calm
• C. Angry and menacing
• D. Sad and defeated

Answer: (A)

The face is shown to express power and pride, signaling a ruler who speaks with absolute authority. In the poem, the statue’s visage carries a “sneer of cold command,” a detail that signals arrogance and a ruling attitude that demands respect. That combination of disdainful look and implied control makes the best-fitting description: proud and arrogantly boasts about his power. The other sensations—serene and calm, angry and menacing, or sad and defeated—don’t align with the harsh, dismissive quality of the face as Shelley presents it, which frames the ruler’s power as boastful and superior rather than peaceful, threatening, or sorrowful.

The face is shown to express power and pride, signaling a ruler who speaks with absolute authority. In the poem, the statue’s visage carries a “sneer of cold command,” a detail that signals arrogance and a ruling attitude that demands respect. That combination of disdainful look and implied control makes the best-fitting description: proud and arrogantly boasts about his power. The other sensations—serene and calm, angry and menacing, or sad and defeated—don’t align with the harsh, dismissive quality of the face as Shelley presents it, which frames the ruler’s power as boastful and superior rather than peaceful, threatening, or sorrowful.