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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2013 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

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Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,
When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)

''When I have decked the sea with drops full salt'' suggests
Answer Details
"When I have decked the sea with drops full salt" suggests weeping. In the context of the extract, the speaker is expressing gratitude to the Cherubin who preserved them when they were at sea and mentions that they wept so much that the sea was "decked" or covered with their tears, which were "full salt".
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