Home they brought her warrior ****: She nor swoon’d nor utter’d cry: All her maidens, watching, said,

Question

Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.

Home they brought her warrior ****:

She nor swoon’d nor utter’d cry:

All her maidens, watching, said,

“She must weep or she will ***.”

(i) What did they bring home?

(ii) What was the reaction of the warrior’* wife?

(iii) Why was the woman unresponsive?

(iv) What did all the maidens say?

Answer 1

(i) They brought home the body of the **** warrior.

(ii) She neither swooned nor cried.

(iii) She was in shock.

(iv) They said that the woman had to weep or she would ***.