Read the following speech by Romeo in Act II, Scene ii. O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, As is a wingèd messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturnèd wond'ring eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him When he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air. In reading these lines, where should you pause?

A. at the end of every line

B. at the end of lines 2 and 7

C. at the end of lines 2, 4, and 6

D. at the end of line 7 only

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Maci Browning

English

7 November, 20:38

Read the following speech by Romeo in Act II, Scene ii. O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, As is a wingèd messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturnèd wond'ring eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him When he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air. In reading these lines, where should you pause?

A. at the end of every line

B. at the end of lines 2 and 7

C. at the end of lines 2, 4, and 6

D. at the end of line 7 only

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Kendall Terry · Answer 1

I believe you should pause B. at the end of lines 2 and 7.

You should pause at the end of line 2 because there is a coma at the end, and at the end of line 7 because there is a full stop, the end of his monologue.

There shouldn't be any other pauses in between, because the thought is transferred into the following line, which is known as enjambment.