What is the famous palindrome associated with Napoleon's time on Elba?

• A. Able was I ere I saw Elba.
• B. Never in my life.
• C. I think, therefore I am.
• D. To be or not to be.

Answer: (A)

Palindromes read the same backward as forward when you ignore spaces and punctuation. The line in question, “Able was I ere I saw Elba,” fits that property perfectly, reading identically from left to right and right to left once you remove spaces and punctuation. It’s famously tied to Napoleon because it references Elba, his exile, making it a clever nod to that period. The other phrases aren’t palindromes and don’t connect to Napoleon, so they don’t fit the prompt or the notable wordplay involved here.