“Mutability” and “A Defence of Poetry” by Percy Bysshe Shelley — Quiz
Question 10 • English Language Arts 12
Read the fourth stanza from "Mutability.” It is the same!—For, be it joy or sorrow, The path of its departure still is free: Man’s yesterday may ne’er be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability. What is emphasized by Shelley’s metaphorical statement that "the path of its departure still is free”?
Answer
A
Emotions are ever changing.
B
Time passes by very quickly.
C
All people feel joy and sorrow.
D
No path is ever the same.
Explanation
The stanza says that whether a person feels joy or sorrow, that feeling can depart freely. This metaphor emphasizes that emotions do not last and are always changing. So the best answer is “Emotions are ever changing.”
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