Question

drag each tile to the correct box. match the bolded words to their contextual meanings based on how they are used the excerpts from \thanatopsis\ by william cullen bryant. plot on, and each one as before will chase his favorite phantom; yet all these shall leave their mirth and their employments, and shall come and make their bed with thee. as the long train she has a voice of gladness, and a smile and eloquence of beauty; and she glides into his darker musings, with a mild and healing sympathy that steals away couch more magnificent. thou shalt lie down with patriarchs of the infant world - with kings, the powerful of the earth - the wise, the good, fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, all in one mighty sepulchre. the hills

Explanation:

Analyze the context of each excerpt from the poem "Thanatopsis" to match with the correct meaning. "Their mirth and their employments" suggests a sense of amusement or merriment. "Into his darker musings" implies reflection or thought. "All in one mighty sepulchre" refers to a burial place or burial chamber. "Couch more magnificent" indicates a close relationship as it describes a resting - place associated with great figures.

Answer:

• "Their mirth and their employments": amusement or merriment
• "Into his darker musings": reflection or thought
• "All in one mighty sepulchre": burial place or burial chamber
• "Couch more magnificent": close relationship with someone or something