Question

Giving medals to best answer!

Answer 1

Helen Grey
By Christina Georgina Rossetti

Because one loves you, Helen Grey,
Is that a reason you should pout,
And like a March wind veer about,
And frown, and say your shrewish say?
Don't strain the cord until it snaps,
Don't split the sound heart with your wedge,
Don't cut your fingers with the edge
Of your keen wit; you may, perhaps.

Because you're handsome, Helen Grey,
Is that a reason to be proud?
Your eyes are bold, your laugh is loud,
Your steps go mincing on their way;
But so you miss that modest charm
Which is the surest charm of all:
Take heed, you yet may trip and fall,
And no man care to stretch his arm.

stoop from your cold height, Helen Grey,
Come down, and take a lowlier place;
Come down, to fill it now with grace;
Come down you must perforce some day:
For years cannot be kept at bay,
And fading years will make you old;
Then in their turn will men seem cold,
When you yourself are nipped and grey.

Which text from "Helen Grey" explicitly states the source of Helen's pride?

Because you're handsome, Helen Grey,

Your steps go mincing on their way

But so you miss that modest charm

Take heed, you yet may trip and fall

Answer 2

@bubbles-are-cool.

Answer 3

@wwhitlock

Answer 4

@radar

Answer 5

@OrangeMaster @missbrightside15

Answer 6

@FibonacciChick666

Answer 7

@severus4ever

Answer 8

@nikato

Answer 9

so, what do you think?

Answer 10

D? @fibonaccichick666

Answer 11

@sammixboo

Answer 12

Take heed, you yet may trip and fall
what does that sound like?

Answer 13

pride.. @FibonacciChick666

Answer 14

...no. "Take heed" what does that mean?

Answer 15

to listen.. @FibonacciChick666

Answer 16

(please stop tagging me each time. It's not necessary)
now if that means to listen, and you start a sentence with something like listen here then finish it with "you yet may trip and fall" what is that sentence? It is a ______.

Answer 17

irdk.. sorta confused

Answer 18

ok, (not meant to be offensive) is english your first language?

Answer 19

yes... how rude

Answer 20

also, please do not use text speak. I don't care if you disregard grammar to some extent, but please use your words.

Answer 21

well, there are a lot of people who it is not, so I would understand their confusion more, as this is blatant to me. What you want to do is read the poem and translate/interpret each line into a straight forward approach. It should not be too difficult. You have to start from the beginning.

ie
Because one loves you, Helen Grey, (somebody loves helen)
Is that a reason you should pout, (should that make helen sad?)
And like a March wind veer about, (should you tirade about out of control?)
And frown, and say your shrewish say?
Don't strain the cord until it snaps,
Don't split the sound heart with your wedge,
Don't cut your fingers with the edge
Of your keen wit; you may, perhaps.

Answer 22

butt wipe @fibonaccichick666