Read the poem 'London' by William Blake and answer the question given below : I wander thro' each charter'd street, Near where the charter'd Thames does flow. And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every Man, In every Infants cry of fear, In every voice: in every ban, The mind-forg'd manacles I hear How the Chimney-sweepers cry Every blackning Church appalls, And the hapless Soldiers sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls But most thro' midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlots curse Blasts the new-born Infants tear And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse The underlined word in 'And mark in every face I meet' (line 3) is used as a/an :

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Accepted Answer

The underlined word "mark" in the line "And mark in every face I meet" is used as a **verb**.

Here's why:

*   **Why Option 2 (Verb) is correct:** In this context, "mark" means "to notice" or "to observe." The speaker is actively *doing* something – observing and noting the signs of suffering on people's faces. This action of observing is precisely what a verb describes. The speaker is performing the action of marking or noticing.

Here's why the other options are incorrect:

*   **Option 1 (Noun):** While "mark" *can* be a noun (e.g., "a mark on the wall"), it doesn't function as a noun in this sentence. A noun would typically be the subject or object of a verb, or be used with a determiner (like "a," "the," "this"). Here, "mark" is the action being performed by the speaker.

*   **Option 3 (Adverb):** Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. "Mark" doesn't modify any other word in the sentence; it *is* the action.

*   **Option 4 (Adjective):** Adjectives describe nouns. "Mark" isn't describing a noun in this sentence. It's not providing any descriptive quality to a person, place, or thing.