Question

Read the excerpt from Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.

And when they were at the water side, even fast by the bank hoved a little barge with many fair ladies in it, and among them all was a queen, and all they had black hoods, and all they wept and shrieked when they saw King Arthur.

Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

Beneath them; and descending they were ware

That all the decks were dense with stately forms

Black-stoled, black-hooded, like a dream—by these

Three Queens with crowns of gold—and from them rose

A cry that shiver’d to the tingling stars,

Which statement accurately contrasts the original text and its adaptation?

Malory conveys the women’s sorrow, while Tennyson does not mention it at all.
Malory describes the women in a surreal way, while Tennyson describes the women in a plain way.
Malory uses a variety of figurative language in the scene, while Tennyson does not use any figurative language at all.
Malory describes the scene in a plain way, while Tennyson’s word choice makes the scene more dreamlike.

Answer 1

The correct option is D.

From the words that Malory used to write the passage, the message he was trying to pass across is clear and one can easily imagine the scene. But in the case of Tennyson, his word choice make it hard for one to imagine the information he is passing across.

Answer 2

The correct option is D.
From the words that Malory used to write the passage, the message he was trying to pass across is clear and one can easily imagine the scene. But in the case of Tennyson, his word choice make it hard for one to imagine the information he is passing across.