Question

Dark house, by which once more I stand Here in the long unlovely street, Doors, where my heart was used to beat So quickly, waiting for a hand, A hand that can be clasped no more— In these lines from In Memoriam, A. H. H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, what is conveyed about the past and present relationship of the speaker to his friend?

a. former impatience to meet his friend and his current hope that they will meet again
b. past rejection by his friend and present understanding that he cannot revive the friendship
c. past excitement to see his friend and present grief over the loss of his friend d. former fear that his friend would die and his current knowledge that his friend is gone

Answer 1

C- past excitement to see his friend and present grief over the loss of his friend.

Answer 2

Answer: C. past excitement to see his friend and present grief over the loss of his friend.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given lines from In Memoriam, A. H. H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, we can see that the speaker is standing in front of a house, remembering how he used to feel when he was young and he went there to visit his friend. He expresses his past excitement to see his friend with the phrase "...where my heart was used to beat So quickly, waiting for a hand.." and he also expresses his grief over the loss of his friend: " A hand that can be clasped no more."