Question

from The White Knight's Song,end bold,



I'll tell thee everything I can:
There's little to relate.
I saw an aged, aged man,
A-sitting on a gate.

"Who are you, aged man?" I said.
"And how is it you live?"
And his answer trickled through my head,
Like water through a sieve.



(from "The White Knight's Song" by Lewis Carroll)

Question
Which does the simile in the last two lines mean?

Answer options with 4 options
1.
The speaker's head was empty.

2.
The man's ideas flowed rapidly.

3.
The answer amused the speaker.

4.
The answer was quickly forgotten.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

4. The answer was quickly forgotten.

The simile "Like water through a sieve" suggests that the information or answer did not stay in the speaker's mind, much like water easily passes through a sieve without being retained.