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English, 21.10.2020 03:01 joedawg50

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?

a
Happiness and true love

b
Confusion and fear

c
Anger and a destroyed friendship

d
Sadness and a broken heart

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