Question 3 • CR - English 3 Sem 1 (1001375R) CR BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from “Serenade,” by Edgar Allan Poe.Seven Pleiades entranced in Heaven,Form in the deep another seven:Endymion nodding from aboveSees in the sea a second love.How do the ideas in the excerpt compare to Poe’s ideas in "The Poetic Principle"?
Answer
A
This celebration of love offers the “lessons of Truth” that Poe encourages.
B
This scientific reference relates to the “precepts of Duty” that Poe praises.
C
This reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the Beautiful” that Poe encourages.
D
This image of heaven encourages the “incitements of Passion” that Poe praises.