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The poem as a whole is best described as a
Dramatic retelling of a mythological story that resonates with the speaker's experience
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The poem as a whole is best described as a
Dramatic retelling of a mythological story that resonates with the speaker's experience
The speaker's description of the reed's pith as being 'like the heart of a man' (line 21) serves in part to emphasize
Pan's casual cruelty
The speaker's series of exclamations in lines 31-33 ('Sweet . . . Pan') interrupt the pace of the narrative in order to
Dramatize the overwhelming beauty that is revealed as Pan begins to play
In lines 34-36 ('The sun . . . river'), the changes that occur in the setting surrounding the river most clearly serve to establish the
Hypnotic beauty of Pan's music in comparison to his earlier activities
The description of Pan as 'half a beast' in lines 37-38 ('Yet half . . . river') emphasizes that
Although Pan has the ability to create beautiful music, he still remains a callous and destructive force
In the context of the final stanza, the scene of the 'reeds in the river' (line 42) most clearly symbolizes
An ordinary existence as a nonpoet
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
The poem as a whole is best described as a | Dramatic retelling of a mythological story that resonates with the speaker's experience |
The speaker's description of the reed's pith as being 'like the heart of a man' (line 21) serves in part to emphasize | Pan's casual cruelty |
The speaker's series of exclamations in lines 31-33 ('Sweet . . . Pan') interrupt the pace of the narrative in order to | Dramatize the overwhelming beauty that is revealed as Pan begins to play |
In lines 34-36 ('The sun . . . river'), the changes that occur in the setting surrounding the river most clearly serve to establish the | Hypnotic beauty of Pan's music in comparison to his earlier activities |
The description of Pan as 'half a beast' in lines 37-38 ('Yet half . . . river') emphasizes that | Although Pan has the ability to create beautiful music, he still remains a callous and destructive force |
In the context of the final stanza, the scene of the 'reeds in the river' (line 42) most clearly symbolizes | An ordinary existence as a nonpoet |
The speaker's evolving description of the reed throughout the poem ultimately serves to emphasize a claim about the | Heavy emotional toll that artistic creation takes on poets |
The pacing of the narrative is set by the fact that the events it describes are | John's internal reactions to a series of people and things in the order he encounters them |
In the second sentence of the final paragraph, the description of how John saw his family 'like figures on a screen' most clearly emphasizes his | Feeling of detachment from them |
In the middle of the final paragraph, the details in the description of the kitchen ('The room was narrow . . . windows to dry') most clearly emphasize | The family's constant but futile efforts to keep their home and its contents clean |
By describing the windows as gleaming 'like beaten gold or silver' in the middle of the final paragraph, the narrator emphasizes both the physical appearance of the light shining through the windows and the | Value of the family's diligent housekeeping despite the ever-present dust |
The epiphany that John has toward the end of the final paragraph ('. . . for was it not he, in his false pride and his evil imagination, who was filthy?') is a moment in which | His judgment of himself as well as of others leads him to feel intense guilt |
Toward the end of the final paragraph, the narrator's description of how 'the room shifted' most clearly serves to convey how | John's overpowering emotions evoke a different perspective on his mother |
Toward the end of the final paragraph, what effect does the description of the photograph ('Her face . . . hate her') have on the pacing of the narrative? | It temporarily suspends the narrative of what John sees in the present and evokes an idealized vision of his mother. |
Throughout the passage, the narrator draws a comparison between the literal dirt in the house and metaphorical moral 'filth' most clearly in order to | Emphasize John's feelings of dissatisfaction and resentment |
The details in the passage suggest that the relationship of the 'young lady' mentioned in the title to the speaker is that of | An inexperienced person seeking wise advice |
In responding to the young lady, the speaker explicitly offers a | Broad yet ultimately inadequate frame of reference |
Which image from the poem most clearly suggests that the speaker considers love to be a condition worthy of pity? | A ship wrecked on a dangerous coast |
Images in lines 15-32 ('Say what . . . there') represent the lover through the motif of | A traveler who cannot reach a desired destination |
Which interpretation of the last stanza (lines 21-32) is most fully supported by the speaker's statements and use of imagery? | A person's first love leaves a stronger impression than all others. |