B. Understanding Expressions: There are other words and expressions you
might have to understand fully. In the given sentences, some expressions from the
poem are used in a simpler context. Choose the letter of the meaning of the
underlined expression. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. The baby is mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
a whimpering and laughing
b. crying and vomiting
c. crying and drooling
2. He writes a woeful ballad to his love.
a. sad poem
b. bad song
c. joyless essay
3. The octogenarian's days pass by in oblivion as he sits all day.
a. fruitlessness
b. forgetfulness
c. fondness
4. He has a fair round belly lined with capon.
a. rich man like a chicken lined with fat
b. rich man bribed with chickens
c. rich man with bribes in his pockets
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