Imagery and Figurative Language in Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur”
Question 6 of 12 • CFHS English 12A
Read the excerpt from Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.And when they were at the water side, even fast by the bank hoved a little barge with many fair ladies in it, and among them all was a queen, and all they had black hoods, and all they wept and shrieked when they saw King Arthur.Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Beneath them; and descending they were wareThat all the decks were dense with stately formsBlack-stoled, black-hooded, like a dream—by theseThree Queens with crowns of gold—and from them roseA cry that shiver’d to the tingling stars,
Answer
A
Malory conveys the women’s sorrow, while Tennyson does not mention it at all.
B
Malory describes the women in a surreal way, while Tennyson describes the women in a plain way.
C
Malory uses a variety of figurative language in the scene, while Tennyson does not use any figurative language at all.
D
Malory describes the scene in a plain way, while Tennyson’s word choice makes the scene more dreamlike.