Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old
This knight so bold
And o’er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow
“Shadow,” said he,
“Where can it be
This land of Eldorado?”

“Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,”
The shade replied
“If you seek for Eldorado!”

here are the questions-

1. the first two stanzas of this poem tell how the knight grew old on his quest. what is about to happen to theknight near the end of the poem?
2. what pair of rhyming words is repeated in each stanza?
3. does the word “shadow” mean the same thing in each stanza? explain
4. the shade’s reply to the knight is mysterious. what is the shade telling the knight about his quest to Eldorado?

thanks