Oh, that combing! I never realized before what the expression “I'll give you a combing" meant, but
I knew then. My hair, all matted and wet from the night previous, was pulled after
expostulating to no avail. I set my teeth and endured the pain.

Why does the author use the word expostulating rather than disagreeing or arguing?

A. Expostulating has a reckless connotation, portraying that the author is unconcemned
about how she is being treated.

B. Expostulating has a stronger connotation, indicating that the author is extremely
resistant to her treatment.

C. Expostulating has a weaker connotation, showing the speaker is more passive about
her experience.

D. Expostulating has a sarcastic connotation, displaying that the author is making fun of
the nurses combing her hair.

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.