"Molly Maguire at Monmouth" by William Collins

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Decide whether each image appeals to the sense of sight or the sense of sound.

(2 points)
sight sound
With a bitter cry of sorrow

On the bloody field of Monmouth

Loudly roared his iron cannon

English bayonets shone before him

1 answer

Here’s how the images appeal to the senses:

  • With a bitter cry of sorrow - sound
  • On the bloody field of Monmouth - sight
  • Loudly roared his iron cannon - sound
  • English bayonets shone before him - sight

So the final classification would be:

sound:

  • With a bitter cry of sorrow
  • Loudly roared his iron cannon

sight:

  • On the bloody field of Monmouth
  • English bayonets shone before him