6. Read this excerpt from “For Want of a Horseshoe Nail”:
Before the king could rise, his frightened horse had galloped away. The king looked up and saw that his soldiers were fleeing in confused retreat, and that on all sides Henry’s troops were closing in upon him.

What aspect of the scene does Baldwin’s use of language effectively communicate?

the glad confidence of the king
the grief and shame of the soldiers
the frenzy and confusion of battle
the breezy, fun-loving nature of the king

Question

6. Read this excerpt from “For Want of a Horseshoe Nail”:
Before the king could rise, his frightened horse had galloped away. The king looked up and saw that his soldiers were fleeing in confused retreat, and that on all sides Henry’s troops were closing in upon him.

What aspect of the scene does Baldwin’s use of language effectively communicate?


       the glad confidence of the king
       the grief and shame of the soldiers
       the frenzy and confusion of battle
       the breezy, fun-loving nature of the king