@Mrs. Sue please review my answers.
The Author creates a tone of regret in the poem "On Turning Ten." Which Line best demonstrates the tone of regret. Select all that apply.
1) "Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul" ***
2) "The perfect simplicity of being one"
3) "But now I am mostly at the window"
4) "You tell me it is too early to be looking back" ***
I am very sure about four being correct, although I am unsure about my other answer.
The poem if needed:
On Turning Ten (Billy Collins).
The whole Idea of it makes me feel
like I'm coming down with something,
something worse than any stomach ache.
Or the headaches I get from reading in bad light-
a kind of measles to the spirit,
a mumps of the psyche,
a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.
You tell me it is too early to be looking back,
but that is because you have forgotten
the perfect simplicity of being one
and the beautiful complexity introduced by two.
But I can lie on my bed and remember every digit.
At four I was an Arabian wizard.
I could make myself invisible
by drinking a glass of milk a certain way.
At seven I was a solider, at nine a prince.
But now I am mostly at the window
watching the late afternoon light.
Back then it never fell so solemnly
I'm going to cut the poem off there.
-Thank you for the help.
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Overall, I have reviewed your answers and found that you selected two lines that demonstrate the tone of regret in the poem "On Turning Ten." These lines are:
1) "Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul"
4) "You tell me it is too early to be looking back"
Your selection of line 4 is correct. This line reflects a sense of regret as the speaker is being told not to look back, implying that there is something in the past to regret.
However, regarding line 1, "Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul," while it does convey a negative image, it doesn't necessarily demonstrate the tone of regret specifically. It mostly conveys a negative impact on the spirit or psyche.
Therefore, you have one correct answer and one incorrect answer for lines that demonstrate the tone of regret in the poem.
Based on the provided poem "On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins, the lines that best demonstrate the tone of regret are:
1) "Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul"
4) "You tell me it is too early to be looking back"
The line "Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul" conveys a sense of regret through the use of vivid imagery and metaphor. It suggests that there is something deeply painful or unsettling in the speaker's past experiences.
The line "You tell me it is too early to be looking back" also reflects a tone of regret. The speaker feels a sense of longing or nostalgia for the simplicity of their earlier years and regrets being reminded not to dwell on the past.
By selecting these lines, you have correctly identified the two lines that demonstrate the tone of regret in the poem. Well done!