Read the following line from the poem:

''the walrus did beseech''.

what connotations does beseech carry that make it different from the word ask?

a. beseech gives the walrus's offer a friendly, casual tone.
b. beseech implies that the request is not serious.
c. beseech seems more urgent and also more formal.
d. beseech suggests that the walrus is not speaking aloud.