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Imagery and Figurative Language in Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur” Answers

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Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.But when I look’d again, behold an arm,Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful,That caught him by the hilt, and brandish’d himThree times, and drew him under in the mere.

A
what happened when Sir Bedivere hid the sword
B
what King Arthur said happened after the sword was destroyed
C
what happened after Sir Bedivere threw the sword
D
what King Arthur did after he caught the sword
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Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.But, as he walk’d, King Arthur panted hard,Like one that feels a nightmare on his bed

A
The metaphor helps the reader understand what the nightmare was about.
B
The simile helps the reader understand King Arthur’s pain.
C
The metaphor helps the reader understand how little sleep King Arthur got.
D
The simile helps the reader understand King Arthur’s dream.
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Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.So saying, from the pavement he hath rose,Slowly, with pain, reclining on his arm,And looking wistfully with wide blue eyesAs in a picture.

A
Sir Bedivere by the water
B
a picture of a man
C
the sword on the ground
D
an injured King Arthur
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Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Then went Sir Bedivere the second timeAcross the ridge, and paced beside the mere,Counting the dewy pebbles, fix’d in thought;

A
Sir Bedivere being contemplative
B
the rushing river
C
Sir Bedivere’s attire
D
the surrounding hillside
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Which sentences contain imagery? Select three options.

A
The theater showed new movies on the weekend.
B
Sweat dripping from his brow, Jordan collapsed at the finish line.
C
Elena rode her bike to work on the same route every day.
D
The pungent smell filtered out of the bustling kitchen.
E
The high-pitched train whistle caused the passengers to cover their ears.
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Read the excerpt from Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.And as soon as Sir Bedivere had lost the sight of the barge, he wept and wailed, and so took the forest; and so he went all that night . . .Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Long stood Sir BedivereRevolving many memories, till the hullLook’d one black dot against the verge of dawn.

A
Both authors describe Sir Bedivere’s sorrow.
B
Both authors describe Sir Bedivere in tears.
C
Both authors describe Sir Bedivere’s resolve.
D
Both authors describe the approaching dawn.
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Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.But when he saw the wonder of the hilt,How curiously and strangely chased, he smoteHis palms together, and he cried aloud,"And if indeed I cast the brand away,Surely a precious thing, one worthy note,Should thus be lost for ever from the earth"

A
Sir Bedivere’s loyalty to King Arthur
B
Sir Bedivere’s reluctance to get rid of the sword
C
Sir Bedivere’s pain from his injury
D
Sir Bedivere’s excitement at holding the sword
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Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.So saying, from the ruin’d shrine he steptAnd in the moon athwart the place of tombs,Where lay the mighty bones of ancient men,Old knights, and over them the sea-wind sangShrill, chill, with flakes of foam.

A
The personification clarifies the importance of the men.
B
The metaphor emphasizes the emotions of Sir Bedivere.
C
The personification makes the setting more vivid to the reader.
D
The metaphor clarifies King Arthur’s intentions.
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Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Thou wouldst betray me for the precious hilt;Either from lust of gold, or like a girlValuing the giddy pleasure of the eyes.

A
the greed most people have for swords
B
King Arthur’s disappointment in Sir Bedivere
C
the excitement and happiness of the girl
D
Sir Bedivere’s disappointment in King Arthur

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