A.) ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alfred Edward Housman was born on March 26, 1859 in Fockbury, Worcestershire, England and died on April 30, 1936 in Cambridge. He was an English classical scholar and poet and was one of the foremost classicists of his age and has been ranked as one of the greatest scholars who ever lived. "When I Was One-and-Twenty" is a poem published in his extremely popular first collection A Shropshire Lad (1896). This poem is about the speaker's personal experience. It is a lyrical poem famous on account of its themes of regret and wisdom.

B.) UNLOCKING OF WORD DIFFICUTIES
Directions: You can encounter the words 'guineas,' 'rubies,' 'bosom,' 'vain,' and 'rue' in the poem entitled WHEN I WAS ONE-AND-TWENTY by Alfred Edward Housman. Arrive at the meanings of the underlined words through context clues. Write the LETTER of the correct answer on the space provided before the number.

_____1.) He received only ten guineas for this stately and vigorous poem.

a.) Unit of money

b.) A gift

c.) An offer

_____2.) A lot of modern rubies are now changed to enhance its natural red coloring.

a.) a hard substance such as iron, steel, copper, or lead

b.) a heavy yellow elemental metal of great value

c.) a precious stone that is a red corundum

_____3.) She held the child to her generous bosom.

a.) man's shoulder

b.) woman's chest

c.) woman's hand

_____4.) Employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer, but their efforts were lergely in vain.

a.) useless

b.) successful

c.) acknowledged

_____5.) You will live to rue the loss of such a good opportunity.

a.) satisfaction

b.) content

c.) regret​