It happened that soon after their arrival perseus heard that the king of larissa, in the north, was holding a great athletic contest, and he journeyed there to take part. in the discus-throwing when his turn came and he hurled the heavy missile, it swerved and fell among the spectators. acrisius was there on a visit to the king, and the discus struck him. the blow was fatal and he died at once. what can be learned about greek life from this excerpt? check all that apply. kings ruled over local areas. kings sponsored sporting events. the athletic games were meant to train soldiers. people came to watch the athletic games. outsiders could take part in the athletic contests. discus throwing was a common sporting event. discus throwing was the most violent of the games.

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.