When the voices of children are heard on the green,
And whisperings are in the dale,
The days of my youth rise fresh in my mind,
My face turns green and pale.
Then come home, my children, the sun is gone down,
And the dews of night arise;
Your spring and your day are wasted in play,
And your winter and night in disguise.
("Nurse's Song" by William Blake)
Question
Which ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, explains the effect of the tone on understanding the speaker's relationship with the children?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
The stern tone emphasizes her disapproval of their lazy lifestyle.
2.
The resigned tone shows her envy of their youthful innocence.
3.
The sad tone stresses her desire to regain her youthful appearance.
4.
The concerned tone reflects her fear for the children's safety.
2. The resigned tone shows her envy of their youthful innocence.
noiseless patient spider,
I mark'd where on a little promontory it stood isolated,
Mark'd how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,
It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament out of itself,
Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.
And you O my soul where you stand,
Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
Till the bridge you will need be form'd, till the ductile anchor hold,
Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.
("A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman)
Question
Which ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, explains the meaning of the extended metaphor in the poem?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
The filament the spider casts is like the lonely road the speaker travels.
2.
The spider expresses itself through creating webs and the speaker is envious of the spider's abilities.
3.
The speaker is like a solitary spider in that both try to find ways to connect to the world around them.
4.
The speaker's soul is like the spider's web because both are complicated.
3. The speaker is like a solitary spider in that both try to find ways to connect to the world around them.
The best option that explains the effect of the tone on understanding the speaker's relationship with the children is:
2. The resigned tone shows her envy of their youthful innocence.
The correct answer is option 2: The resigned tone shows her envy of their youthful innocence.
To arrive at this answer, we need to analyze the tone of the speaker in the poem and its effect on understanding her relationship with the children. In the poem, the speaker's tone is described as resigned, which means she accepts a situation without resistance. This tone is evident in lines such as "The days of my youth rise fresh in my mind" and "My face turns green and pale."
The resigned tone implies that the speaker is reflecting on her own past and feeling nostalgic for her youth. By contrasting her own experiences with the carefree nature of the children, the speaker seems to envy their innocence and the time they have in front of them. It suggests that the speaker may have lost her youth and is longing to reclaim it.
The other answer options do not accurately capture the tone and its effect on the speaker's relationship with the children. Option 1 suggests disapproval, but the tone is resigned rather than stern. Option 3 mentions the speaker's desire to regain her youthful appearance, which is not explicitly indicated in the poem. Option 4 suggests fear for the children's safety which is not emphasized in the text.