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Here's your shmoop du jour, brought to you by a Hive of Bees. Go ahead. Hit us with that stick. We DARE you.

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Which of the following images is NOT used to describe the speaker?

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And here are the potential answers...

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Okay, this question is asking about images... we didn't see any pretty pictures in the actual

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problem, so it must be referring to visuals suggested by the text.

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A picture is worth a thousand words, but apparently this author had a limited art budget.

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Also, pay attention to that NOT in the question. It tells us that 4 out of the 5 answers work,

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and we're looking for the lone black sheep...

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"His golden locks Time hath to silver turn'd?"

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Don't be swayed by the "his"... this guy clearly likes to talk about himself in third person. Weirdo.

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But yeah, the speaker is definitely describing himself -- his "golden locks" are now silver...

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in other words, he ain't as young as he used to be...

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"His helmet now shall make a hive for bees?"

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Well, it's still HIS helmet... but this line is really describing something he's WEARING,

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not the speaker himself.

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So this one's a contender for the right answer...

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What about, "A man-at-arms must now serve on his knees?"

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Yep. The speaker is indeed the "man-at-arms" of whom he speaks.

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"Serving on one's knees"... we're not sure how that would work, but we can foresee it

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being problematic...

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"And when he saddest sits in homely cell"...

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...yeah, still him.

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Finally, "He'll teach his swains a carol for this song."

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He'd be the one doing the teaching, so... yep, also him.

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The correct answer is B

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As in "Beehive."

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