by Alfred Lord Tennyson
PART IV
In the stormy east-wind straining,
The pale yellow woods were waning,
The broad stream in his banks complaining,
Heavily the low sky raining
Over tower'd Camelot;
Down she came and found a boat
Beneath a willow left afloat,
And round about the prow she wrote
The Lady of Shalott.
And down the river's dim expanse
Like some bold seer in a trance,
Seeing all his own mischance—
With a glassy countenance
Did she look to Camelot.
And at the closing of the day
She loosed the chain, and down she lay;
The broad stream bore her far away,
The Lady of Shalott.
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Question
Use the passage and the painting to answer the question.
A painting of The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse. She is sailing alone in a small boat on the river.
Source: IanDagnall Computing. Alamy Stock Photo
What can you learn about the Lady of Shalott from this section of the poem that is not conveyed in the painting?
(1 point)
Responses
why Sir Lancelot travels to Camelot
why Sir Lancelot travels to Camelot
that the Lady of Shalott is looking toward Camelot
that the Lady of Shalott is looking toward Camelot
that the Lady of Shallot has red hair
that the Lady of Shallot has red hair
that the Lady of Shalott had candles in her boat
1 answer
From this section of the poem, we learn that the Lady of Shalott is looking toward Camelot as she sails down the river. This specific detail about her direction and focus is not conveyed in the painting, where she may simply appear to be floating on the water without a clear indication of her gaze toward Camelot. Therefore, the correct answer is:
that the Lady of Shalott is looking toward Camelot.
