Question 32 • 02/27/2026 OPS English 12B Career Prep (rev21)
In "A Defence of Poetry,” Shelley suggests that emotions experienced in life are constantly changing. Which lines from "Mutability” can also be seen as a reflection of this idea?
Answer
A
Streaking the darkness radiantly!—yet soon Night closes round, and they are lost for ever
B
We rest.—A dream has power to poison sleep; We rise.—One wandering thought pollutes the day
C
We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep; Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away
D
Man’s yesterday may ne’er be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability.