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what does the speaker in sonnet 30 by william shakespeare mean when he says that he can \drown an eye\?
he cannot see.
he can cry.
he cannot swim.
he can forget.
In "Sonnet 30", the phrase "drown an eye" is a figurative expression. To "drown an eye" means to shed tears, i.e., to cry. The other options are incorrect: "He cannot see" is not related to the phrase's meaning, "He cannot swim" misinterprets the figurative use of "drown", and "He can forget" does not align with the context of the phrase which is about emotional expression through tears.
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B. He can cry.