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English, 28.03.2020 01:19, hardwick744

Excerpt from Richard II
William Shakespeare

Some way of common trade, where subjects' feet
May hourly trample on their sovereign's head;
For on my heart they tread now whilst I live;
And buried once, why not upon my head?159
Which statement BEST summarizes the passage?
A) The king resigns himself to giving up his crown.
B) The king mourns the loss of all his possessions.
C) King Richard looks back on his reign with regret.
D) King Richard declares his attention to overthrow the current ruler.
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Excerpt from La Belle Dame sans Merci
John Keats

'O WHAT can ail thee, knight-at-arms,
Alone and palely loitering?
The sedge is wither'd from the lake,
And no birds sing.4

'O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms,5
So haggard and so woe-begone?
The squirrel's granary is full,
And the harvest 's done...

'I saw pale kings and princes too,
Pale warriors, death-pale were they all;
They cried—"La belle Dame sans Merci
Hath thee in thrall!"40
What is the connotative effect of the word pale, which is repeated so frequently throughout this poem?
A) It describes the color of the knight's skin accurately--he has a fair complexion.
B) It suggests a purity and innocence on behalf of the Knight and his beautiful lady.
C) It emphasizes the old age of the Knight and other characters mentioned in the poem.
D) It conveys the sickly, fear-drenched, and weakened atmosphere surrounding the knight.

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