Imagery and Figurative Language in Tennyson's "Morte d'Arthur"; Quiz

Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Black-stoled, black-hooded, like a dream—by these Three Queens with crowns of gold—and from them rose A cry that shiver'd to the tingling stars, What does the personification "a cry that shiver'd to the tingling stars" emphasize to the reader?

B. the sadness of the queens

Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. I am so deeply smitten thro' the helm That without help I cannot last till morn. Thou therefore take my brand Excalibur, Which was my pride: The metaphor emphasizes to the reader how

D. King Arthur feels about the sword.

Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. But, as he walk'd, King Arthur panted hard, Like one that feels a nightmare on his bed What does the figurative language help the reader understand?

B. The simile helps the reader understand King Arthur's pain.

When comparing and contrasting an original source to its adaptation, one should focus on which elements? Select four options.

1. character 2. structure 4. plot 5. language

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 Bedivere Revolving many memories, till the hull Look'd one black dot against the verge of dawn. Which sentence accurately compares how the authors describe the scene in the excerpts?

A. Both authors describe Sir Bedivere's sorrow.

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 smote His 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" What does the imagery in the excerpt most clearly emphasize to readers?

B. Sir Bedivere's reluctance to get rid of the sword

Which type of figurative language uses like or as to compare two things?

C. simile

Read the excerpt from Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory. And when they were at the water side, even fast by the bank hoved a little barge with many fair ladies in it, and among them all was a queen, and all they had black hoods, and all they wept and shrieked when they saw King Arthur. Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Beneath them; and descending they were ware That all the decks were dense with stately forms Black-stoled, black-hooded, like a dream—by these Three Queens with crowns of gold—and from them rose A cry that shiver'd to the tingling stars, Which statement accurately contrasts the original text and its adaptation?

D. Malory describes the scene in a plain way, while Tennyson's word choice makes the scene more dreamlike.

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 eyes As in a picture. What does the imagery in this excerpt best help readers imagine?

D. an injured King Arthur

[Blank] is vivid language that appeals to the senses and creates an impression.

Imagery