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Meta Poetry: Poetry about Poetry — Quiz

Question 3 • Literature and Composition III

Read the excerpt from "A Day for Wandering" by Clinton Scollard. I set apart a day for wandering; I heard the woodlands ring, The hidden white-throat sing, And the harmonic West, Beyond a far hill-crest, Touch its Aeolian string. “Aeolian string” refers to a harp-like instrument that plays when it is placed in the wind. Based on this definition, which statement best describes the speaker’s view of the wind?

Answer
A
The wind is whispering.
B
The wind is melodic.
C
The wind is spooky.
D
The wind is distracting.
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