Question

Which word in the passage defines sedate? strength active quiet deliberate

Answer 1

Answer:

quiet

Explanation:

The word in the passage which defines sedate is quiet.

The passage was taken from the poem "An essay on Man".

The poem "An essay on Man" was published in the year 1733-1734 by a man called Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope who lived between the year 1688-1744 was regarded and known as one of the prominent English poets and the leading poet during the early years of the eighteenth century. The poem in question was dedicated to Henry st John, The 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. This is the reason behind the opening line "Awake, St John". It is an effort to vindicate or exonerate the ways of God to Man