The Beggar Maid

a.‘She is more beautiful than day.’
i. Who does ‘she’ refer to?
A.‘She’ refers to the beggar maid.

ii) What is her beauty being compared to?
A. Her beauty is compared to the brightness of day.

iii) Who is drawing the comparison?
A.The nobles in the court are making the comparison.

b.  ‘One praised her ankles, one her eyes,
One her dark hair and lovesome mien.’
 i)  Who is the word ‘one’ used for?
A.The word ‘one refers to the nobles in the court of the King.

ii) What are they all praising?
A.The nobles are praising the beggar maid’s hair, eyes, ankles and lovesome
mien.

iii) Why are they all praising her?
A.They all are praising her because she is indeed very beautiful and graceful.

c. ‘Cophetua swore a royal oath.’

 i) Who was Cophetua?
 A.Cophetua is an African King.

ii) What did he swear?
A.He swore that he would make the beggar maid his queen.

iii) Where did he take the oath?
A.He took the oath in the court.