What is the effect of the word “surplice,” which is a garment worn by the clergy, in this stanza?
it reinforces the difference between the natural things the speaker holds dear and the rituals of the church.
it reinforces the poet’s belief that most people feel the need to attend church.
it reinforces the poet’s authority by suggesting that she knows quite a bit about religious rituals.
it reinforces the speaker’s view that great mystery lies at the heart of most religious rituals.

here is the
some keep the sabbath in surplice –
i just wear my wings –
and instead of tolling the bell, for church,
our little sexton – sings.

lihuliivi hili nilu lutaula previous 21 next end of semester test: english 12b submit test reader tools info- select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read this excerpt and complete the sentences that follow a shropshire lad by ae housman (excerpt) when i was one-and-twenty i heard a wise man say "give crowns and pounds 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 the central theme of the poem is in the end, the poet the wise man's views. reset next