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

Question 1

Which sentences contain imagery? Check all that apply.The musky, smoky odor wafted from the glowing fireplace.The car’s bright headlights twinkled in the distance.Miguel decided to visit his grandmother yesterday.Eric’s eardrums shuddered in rebellion at the bird’s screeching.The train stopped at Hanson Station every day.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The musky, smoky odor wafted from the glowing fireplace.; B: The car’s bright headlights twinkled in the distance.; D: Eric’s eardrums shuddered in rebellion at the bird’s screeching.

Question 2

What does the imagery in this passage help readers envision?

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C: the chapel and its surroundings

Question 3

What does the figurative language help convey to the reader?

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A: The queens are sad about King Arthur dying.

Question 4

Which line contains a simile?

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B: “an agony / Of lamentation, like a wind, that shrills”

Question 5

What does this imagery most clearly emphasize to readers?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: the gloomy environment

Question 6

Which line contains personification?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: “A cry that shiver’d to the tingling stars”

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