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.

What connotation does the poet use for the word in bold?

a. Happiness and true love

b. Confusion and fear

c. Anger and a destroyed friendship

d. Sadness and a broken heart

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Reid Lawrence

2 August, 12:47

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.

What connotation does the poet use for the word in bold?

a. Happiness and true love

b. Confusion and fear

c. Anger and a destroyed friendship

d. Sadness and a broken heart

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Kayleigh Banks · Answer 1

In this passage, I assume the word in bold is "sighs." So the correct answer will be D. Sadness and a broken heart.

Connotation refers to the underlying meaning of a word. It is not the literal meaning. In this passage, the word "sigh" was used not literally but to express sadness and a broken heart.