Which answer best summarizes the events from the poem contained in the following lines? "then came to the building the warrior marching, bereft of his joyance. the door quickly opened on fire–hinges fastened, when his fingers had touched it; the fell one had flung then—his fury so bitter— open the entrance." beowulf opens the door of the mead–hall and finds grendel waiting. grendel arrives and rips open the door of the mead–hall. beowulf keeps the door of the mead–hall closed as grendel tries to enter. grendel tries to break down the door of the mead–hall but fails.

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.