Question 17 • 26-27 Ignite English 12 NG KY-English Language Arts 12
The speaker calls the branches and musician “happy” because they are preserved: the branches never lose their leaves, and the musician keeps playing. These details show that he praises the advantages of being frozen in time. Choice C is tempting, but the poem describes the songs as “for ever new,” not as the same tune repeated.
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