Read the extract below and answer the following questions

A little learning is a dangerous thing:

Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring

The shallow droughts intoxicate the brain

And drinking largely sobers us again

The tone of the poet is

  • A jocular
  • B harsh
  • C mournful
  • D sombre

The correct answer is D. sombre

Sombre means to convey a deep feeling of seriousness.

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