In the video “A Strange Relativity: Altered Time for Surgeon-Turned-Patient,” Paul Kalanithi explains that “clocks are now kind of irrelevant to me.” Do you think the speaker of “Ozymandias” would agree with this opinion about time? Use evidence from the poem to support your response.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death