Question

9. Read these lines from Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses.” “It little profits that an idle king,/By this still hearth, among these barren crags,/Match’d with an aged wife, I mete and dole/Unequal laws unto a savage race,/That horde, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.”

Which of the following is the speaker lamenting in the passage above?
the long­-ago death of his wife
a lack of true fulfillment in his life
living in a constant state of danger
the degree of authority he is forced to wield

Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "the degree of authority he is forced to wield." the statement that the speaker lamenting in the passage above is that the degree of authority he is forced to wield

Answer 2

Answer: B. a lack of true fulfillment in his life

Explanation: The tone of this passage highlights his unsatisfaction with his life. This was also on my test (for CA, answer D might be correct in some other school since their are so many 5 star ratings for the other answer).