Question

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows.

"When I Was One-and-Twenty," by A.E. Housman

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
'Give crowns and pound and guineas
But not your heart away;

Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.'
But I was one-and twenty,
No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
'The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.'
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

Answer 1

In one paragraph of at least three to five sentences, analyze the tone and imagery used in the line in bold. Identify the mood the author intended to create with this imagery, as well as the connotations used in the words "vain," "endless rue," and "oh." Use proper spelling and grammar.

Answer 2

What does "as well as the connotations used in the words "vain," "endless rue," and "oh." mean? What is the question asking me to do? @Ashleyisakitty

Answer 3

@countonme123

Answer 4

connaotation mean another deffinition

Answer 5

@countonme123 connaotation is like taking the word summer and describing it as no school, beach, hot, travel, etc.... not giving a definition :)

Answer 6

@help123please.

Answer 7

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills;
For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths—for you the shores a—crowding;
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head;
It is some dream that on the deck,
You've fallen cold and dead.

Answer 8

What mood suits that stanza?

Answer 9

Oh,I've read this poem before!

Answer 10

@help123please. hurray :D

Answer 11

The mood is dreary and gloomy,I guess.

Answer 12

@help123please. thanks a bunch! :D

Answer 13

saved my life T^T

Answer 14

LOL. YW:)

Answer 15

@help123please. *hugs* (>^O^)>

Answer 16

*hugs back* :-)