The correct answer is:
- 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.
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.
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