Question

question 1 of 5
select the correct answer.

read the following selection carefully, paying close attention to detail.

1. \that time of the year thou mayst in me behold
2. when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
3. upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
4. bare ruind choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
5. in me thou seest the twilight of such day
6. as after sunset fadeth in the west,
7. which by and by black night doth take away,
8. deaths second self, that seals up all in rest.\

lines 7 and 8 refer to ______.

• nighttime
• laziness
• health
• sleep
• sickness

Explanation:

Analyze the referenced lines

Lines 7 and 8 state: "Which by and by black night doth take away, / Death's second self, that seals up all in rest."

Identify the metaphor

"Death's second self" is a classic literary metaphor referring to sleep, which temporarily "seals up all in rest" in a manner resembling death.

Match with options

The description of sealing up all in rest as "Death's second self" directly corresponds to the option "sleep".

Answer:

• nighttime
• laziness
• health</mcq-correct>
• sleep (Correct answer)

<mcq-option>sickness