AnswersCPS Online English Language Arts 12 Fall – 1-2027Imagery and Figurative Language in Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur”

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

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Read the excerpt from Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.That is untruly said of thee, said the king, therefore go thou lightly again, and do my commandment; as thou art to me lief and dear, spare not, but throw it in.Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.To whom replied King Arthur, faint and pale:"Thou hast betray’d thy nature and thy name,Not rendering true answer, as beseem’dThy fëalty, nor like a noble knight:For surer sign had follow’d, either hand,Or voice, or else a motion of the mere.This is a shameful thing for men to lie.Yet now, I charge thee, quickly go againAs thou art lief and dear, and do the thingI bade thee, watch, and lightly bring me word.”

A
Tennyson’s version describes King Arthur ordering Sir Bedivere to do something again.
B
Tennyson’s version stresses the betrayal King Arthur feels by drawing the dialogue out longer.
C
Tennyson’s version shows that King Arthur is pleased with Sir Bedivere’s previous actions.
D
Tennyson’s version stresses the physical pain King Arthur is in by adding additional imagery.
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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.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.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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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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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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When comparing and contrasting an original source to its adaptation, one should focus on which elements? Select four options.

A
character
B
structure
C
genre
D
plot
E
language
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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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Which type of figurative language uses like or as to compare two things?

A
metaphor
B
adaptation
C
simile
D
personification

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