Question

from \morte darthur\
by alfred, lord tennyson
so all day long the noise of battle rolld
among the mountains by the winter sea;
until king arthurs table, man by man,
had falln in lyonness about their lord,
king arthur then, because his wound was deep,
the bold sir bedivere uplifted him,
sir bedivere, the last of all his knights,
and bore him to a chapel nigh the field,
a broken chancel with a broken cross,
that stood on a dark strait of barren land.
on one side lay the ocean, and on one
lay a great water, and the moon was full.
then spake king arthur to sir bedivere:
the sequel of to - day unsolders all
the goodliest fellowship of famous knights
whereof this world holds record. such a sleep
they sleep—the men i loved. i think that we
shall never more, at any future time,
delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds,
walking about the gardens and the halls
of camelot, as in the days that were.
i perish by this people which i made,
tho merlin sware that i should come again
to rule once more—but let what will be, be,
i am so deeply smitten thro the helm
that without help i cannot last till morn.
thou therefore take my brand excalibur,
which was my pride: for thou rememberest how
old knights, and over them the sea - wind sang
shrill, chill, with flakes of foam.
what does the figurative language help convey to the reader?
the personification makes the setting more vivid to the reader.
the personification clarifies the importance of the men.
the metaphor clarifies king arthurs intentions.
the metaphor emphasizes the emotions of sir bedivere.

Explanation:

Personification is a type of figurative language where non - human entities are given human characteristics. In the line “over them the sea - wind sang”, the sea - wind is personified (given the human ability to sing). This makes the setting (the area with the sea - wind) more vivid as it creates a more engaging and sensory - rich image for the reader. The other options are incorrect:

• There is no indication that the personification clarifies the importance of the men. The focus of the personification is on the wind (a part of the setting), not the men.
• There is no metaphor in the given line (a metaphor is a direct comparison without “like” or “as” that isn't present here). So the options about metaphor can be eliminated.

Answer:

The personification makes the setting more vivid to the reader.