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AP English Literature and Composition 1.8 Passage Drill 6. Which of the following images is not used to describe the speaker?

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00:20

Which of the following images is NOT used to describe the speaker?

00:23

And here are the potential answers...

00:27

Okay, this question is asking about images... we didn't see any pretty pictures in the actual

00:32

problem, so it must be referring to visuals suggested by the text.

00:36

A picture is worth a thousand words, but apparently this author had a limited art budget.

00:40

Also, pay attention to that NOT in the question. It tells us that 4 out of the 5 answers work,

00:47

and we're looking for the lone black sheep...

00:52

"His golden locks Time hath to silver turn'd?"

00:56

Don't be swayed by the "his"... this guy clearly likes to talk about himself in third person. Weirdo.

01:02

But yeah, the speaker is definitely describing himself -- his "golden locks" are now silver...

01:07

in other words, he ain't as young as he used to be...

01:11

"His helmet now shall make a hive for bees?"

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Well, it's still HIS helmet... but this line is really describing something he's WEARING,

01:18

not the speaker himself.

01:20

So this one's a contender for the right answer...

01:23

What about, "A man-at-arms must now serve on his knees?"

01:27

Yep. The speaker is indeed the "man-at-arms" of whom he speaks.

01:30

"Serving on one's knees"... we're not sure how that would work, but we can foresee it

01:35

being problematic...

01:39

"And when he saddest sits in homely cell"...

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...yeah, still him.

01:44

Finally, "He'll teach his swains a carol for this song."

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He'd be the one doing the teaching, so... yep, also him.

01:51

The correct answer is B

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As in "Beehive."

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