Question

Read these lines from Chaucer's "The Monk's Tale":

Fortune ever fair
Kissed him and with such a lecherous affection
[Holofernes] lost his head before he was aware.
What is the meaning of the figurative language in these lines?
A. The beauty of Holofernes masked his inner sin.
B. Death struck Holofernes when he least expected.
C. Holofernes was lucky, but his luck didn't last.
D. Holofernes paid for his affairs and scandals.

Answer 1

Holofemes was lucky, but his luck didn't last . Apex

Answer 2

Figurative Language - Option C

By reading the chaucer’s “The Monk’s Tale”, Holofernes was lucky, but his luck didn't last. Fortune word describes luck which indicates that there was lucky chance.

However, he lost his head before he was aware means that he was lucky but his luck did not last. He had lost his luck.