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QuizMultiple Choice

Analyzing Different Interpretations of a Sonnet — Unit test

Question 15 • FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - Flex

Read these stanzas from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poems."Ebb""Song of a Second April" I know what my heart is likeSince your love died:It is like a hollow ledgeHolding a little poolLeft there by the tide,A little tepid pool,Drying inward from the edgeThe larger streams run still and deep,Noisy and swift the small brooks runAmong the mullein stalks the sheepGo up the hillside in the sun,Pensively,—only you are gone,You that alone I cared to keep. How are the messages of these two poems similar?

Answer
A
Both poems suggest that nature heals all wounds.
B
Both poems indicate that lost love causes loneliness.
C
Both poems indicate that people must spend time alone.
D
Both poems suggest that mourning should take place outside.