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QuizMultiple Choice

Analyzing Imagery and Sound in Poetry

Question 9 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 9 A

Read the excerpt from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol [Jail]” by Oscar Wilde.I never saw a man who lookedWith such a wistful eyeUpon that little tent of blueWhich prisoners call the sky,And at every drifting cloud that wentWith sails of silver by.

Answer
A
respect
B
longing
C
anxiety
D
sorrow
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