Imagery and Figurative Language in Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur” — Quiz
Question 4 • English IV
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 him Three times, and drew him under in the mere. What does the imagery in the excerpt help readers understand?
Answer
A
what King Arthur said happened after the sword was destroyed
B
what happened when Sir Bedivere hid the sword
C
what happened after Sir Bedivere threw the sword
Explanation
The imagery describes a mysterious arm appearing from the water, taking the sword by its hilt, waving it three times, and pulling it beneath the lake. This happens after Sir Bedivere throws the sword into the mere, so the passage helps readers understand what happened to the sword.
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