Question

Helen Grey

By Christina Georgina Rossetti
Because one loves you Helen Grey
Is that a reason you should pout
And like a March wind vee about
And frown and say your shrewish say?
Dont strain the cord until it snaps
Dont split the sound heart with your wedge
Dont cut your fingers with the edge
Of your keen wit you may perhaps
Because you're handsome, Helen Grey
is that a reason to be proud?
Your eyes are bold your laugh is loud,
Your steps go mincing on their way
But so you miss that modest charm
Which is the surest charm of all
Take heed, you yet may trip and fall
And no mancare to stretch his arm
Stoop from your cold height, Helen Grey
Come down, and take a lower place
Come down, to fill it now with grace
Come down you must perforce some day:
For years connot be kept at bay.
And fading years will make you old.
Then in their turn will men seem cold.
When you yourself are nipped and grey

Which text from "Helen Grey explicitly describes Helen's behavior?


A.Your steps go mincing on their way
B.Take heed you yet may trip and fall
C. And fading years will make you old
D.Then in their turn wil men seem cald

Answer 1

A.Your steps go mincing on their way

Step-by-step explanation:

Helen Grey doesn't seem as a pleasant person at all. It can be concluded from the poem that she enjoys attention, provokes men, makes them fall in love with her and then toys with them and rejects them.

First part of the poem shows all the things Helen Grey does, her behavior and actions, so any line from the first part could be the correct answer (in this case, answer A).

Second part of the poem serves as a warning, suggesting consequences of such behavior, and as a reminder that her beuty will disappear as years go by. All other given answers fall into this category.