“She had _______ lilies in her hand And the stars in her hair were ______.” (Rossetti’s “The Blessed…
Rossetti describes the damozel holding three lilies, with seven stars in her hair. The two numbers belong to different details in the same opening stanza, so reversing their…
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“She had _______ lilies in her hand
And the stars in her hair were
______.”
(Rossetti’s “The Blessed
Damozel”)
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
Rossetti describes the damozel holding three lilies, with seven stars in her hair. The two numbers belong to different details in the same opening stanza, so reversing their order changes the description.
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