Question

Read the passage from "Ozymandias."

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which word from the passage indicates that the face on the statue is showing contempt?

antique
trunkless
visage
sneer

Answer 1

sneer

"Sneer" denotes a contemptuous or scornful expression, so it shows the statue's face is showing contempt.