Question

The sun in heaven was shining gay,

All things were joyful on that day;

The sea-birds scream’d as they wheel’d round,

And there was joyance in their soundThe buoy of the Inchape Bell was seen

A darker speck on the ocean green;

Sir Ralph the Rover, walk’d his deck,

And he fix’d his eye on the darker speck.

He felt the cheering power of spring,

It made him whistle, it made him sing;

His heart was mirthful to excess,

But the Rover’s mirth was wickedness.

His eye was on the Inchape float;

Quoth he, “My men, put out the boat;

And row me to the Inchape Rock,

And I’ll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok”.
A2. ‘But the Rover’s mirth was wickedness.’ Explain the line in your own words with the help of the

extract.

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Answer 1

Answer:

oh thats hard. im sorry i cannot help u with that

Answer 2

Answer:

The line means that the Rover's heart was full of happiness but little did we know that the reason for his happiness was wickedness.  

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