Question

read the sentence from passage 1. \at length, when to bear his grief longer was impossible for him, orpheus wandered to olympus, and there besought zeus to give him permission to seek his wife in the gloomy land of the shades.\ (paragraph 5) what is the connotation of besought as it is used in this sentence? a forced b questioned c argued with d pleaded with

Explanation:

The word "besought" implies a strong, earnest asking. Orpheus was in a desperate situation, wanting to retrieve his wife, so he would have earnestly pleaded with Zeus. "Forced" is too aggressive, "questioned" is too neutral, and "argued with" doesn't convey the sense of earnest - ness. "Pleaded with" best captures the connotation in the context of Orpheus's desperate request.

Answer:

D. pleaded with