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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?


Happiness and true love

Confusion and fear

Anger and a destroyed friendship

Sadness and a broken heart


(sighs is bolded)

Verified Answer :

sadness and broken heart

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Answer:

Sadness and a broken heart

Explanation:

In "When I Was One-and-Twenty," by A.E. Housman, the connotation that the poet uses for the word in bold (sighs) is sadness and a broken heart. In the first part of the poem, a wise man is advising the twenty-one-year-old poet. This wise man told him to give valuable gifts as precious stones, and money, but not to give away his heart. The poet now aged twenty-two has not followed this advice and is paying with sorrow, sadness, and regret.

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