The line "Remove your thought, It doth abuse your bossom" Is best paraphrased ______________

Analyze the question: You're asked to paraphrase the line "Remove your thought, it doth abuse your bosom." This is Shakespearean-style English, so we need to translate the old wording into modern English.

Explain the concept: Paraphrasing means restating the meaning in simpler words. First, decode the key words:

• Remove your thought = put that thought away / stop thinking that.
• Doth = does.
• Abuse = wrong, mistreat, deceive, or dishonour.
• Bosom = heart, inner self, or one's own mind and feelings.

Step-by-step solution:

1. "Remove your thought" is a command: stop thinking this way.
2. "It doth abuse your bosom" means the thought wrongs or dishonours your heart, or your own inner self.
3. Put together: "Stop thinking that, because the thought does you wrong or lowers your own worth."

Checking the options:

• A. You are not wise. This is a judgment on intelligence. The line is about the harm done by a thought, not about wisdom.
• B. Do not kill yourself. "Abuse" does not mean kill, and nothing in the line mentions death.
• C. You are ungrateful. Nothing in the line speaks of gratitude.
• D. You demean yourself by thinking so. This fits. The thought "abuses" (wrongs or lowers) your own heart, so by holding it you demean yourself.

Answer: D.

Exam tip: In Shakespearean or older poetry and drama, watch for words whose meanings have shifted. "Abuse" often means "wrong" or "deceive," not just physical mistreatment. Always match the paraphrase to the line's tone and meaning, and avoid options that bring in ideas, such as death or gratitude, that the line never mentions.