Imagery and Figurative Language in Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur”
Question 7 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC
Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.I am so deeply smitten thro’ the helmThat without help I cannot last till morn.Thou therefore take my brand Excalibur,Which was my pride:
Answer
A
Sir Bedivere feels about the sword.
B
Sir Bedivere feels about King Arthur.
C
King Arthur feels about Sir Bedivere.
D
King Arthur feels about the sword.
Explanation
King Arthur is speaking when he tells Sir Bedivere to take Excalibur. He calls the sword “my pride,” showing how he feels about it. Therefore, the excerpt reveals King Arthur’s feelings about the sword.
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