Question 14

what is the speaker feeling at the beginning of sonnet 29?

a)down on his luck.

b)happy

c)accomplished

d)exhilarated

A- Down on his luck

Explanation: In the first lines, we get to see the persona's negative feelings towards life. For example in lines 1 and 2 'When in disgrace with Fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state'. In these lines the persona says he is all alone and sad which shows how down on his luck he is. Another instance showing how bad he is doing is in line 4: 'And look upon myself and curse my fate'. Here the persona tells us he curses his fate thus once again showing us he is not all right

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

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