Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour:%0D%0AEngland hath need of thee: she is a fen,superscript,1,baseline,%0D%0AOf stagnant waters: alter, sword, and pen,%0D%0AFireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,%0D%0AHave forfeited their ancient English dower%0D%0AOf inward happiness. We are selfish men;%0D%0AOh! raise us up, return to us again;%0D%0AAnd give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.%0D%0AThy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart:%0D%0AThou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea:%0D%0APure as the naked heavens, majestic, free,%0D%0ASo didst thou travel on life's common way,%0D%0AIn cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart%0D%0AThe lowliest duties on herself did lay.%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0A("London, 1802" by William Wordsworth)%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,,superscript,1,baseline,fen:,end bold, an area frequently flooded by water; a low-lying wetland, marsh%0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion%0D%0AWhat does the personification "she is a fen of stagnant waters" used in lines 2–3 mean?%0D%0A%0D%0AAnswer options with 4 options%0D%0A1.%09%0D%0ANature can be beautiful as well as destructive and harmful.%0D%0A%0D%0A2.%09%0D%0AExcessive rain has threatened England's ability to fulfill its destiny.%0D%0A%0D%0A3.%09%0D%0AEngland's many problems prevent it from progressing as a nation.%0D%0A%0D%0A4.%09%0D%0AFreedom requires examining one's faults and taking steps to improve.
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