Read the poem "The Mountain" by Emily Dickinson.
The mountain sat upon the plain
In his eternal chair,
His observation omnifold,
His inquest everywhere.
The seasons prayed around his knees,
Like children round a sire:
Grandfather of the days is he,
Of dawn the ancestor.
Which statement best explains the central idea of this poem?
A. Mountains observe everything and know everything.
B. Mountains are tall and powerful objects in nature.**My answer**
C. Mountains can affect the changing of seasons.
D. Mountains offer entertaining playgrounds for children.
am i right?
My original answer was right. I put in A, and I got it wrong. The right answer was B. Here are the right answers for the quiz anyways, if anyone needed them.
1. A. Poems should be studied in many ways
2. B. Mountains are tall and powerful objects in Nature
3. D. "or press an ear against it's hive"
4. A. Louder than a cannon fire
5. C. It suggests that readers have fun exploring poetry
6. A. It criticizes the way some readers try to understand a poem
These are the answers to the Poetry of Identity Quiz. I got number two wrong because of them above. So here are the correct answers to the quiz. Hope it helps!
Yall need to start thinking now because you all wrong
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@HobiWater is 100% right! dino is really wrong, for me at least.
Read the poem "The Mountain" by Emily Dickinson.
The mountain sat upon the plain
In his eternal chair,
His observation omnifold,
His inquest everywhere.
The seasons prayed around his knees,
Like children round a sire:
Grandfather of the days is he,
Of dawn the ancestor.
Dickinson uses figurative language in the first stanza to
criticize the mountain’s unchanging ways.
bring the mountain to life.
compare the mountain to furniture.
suggest that the mountain is meddlesome.