Read this excerpt from "Aedh Gives His Beloved Certain Rhymes” by William Butler Yeats.And all men's hearts must burn and beat;And candle-like foam on the dim sand,And stars climbing the dew-dropping sky,Live but to light your passing feet.What does Yeats want readers to visualize when he describes his love walking by?
Answer
A
Men seek opportunities to visit the beach with their true loves.
B
Waves reach toward the sky to embrace the stars.
C
All of nature strives to illuminate his beloved’s path.
D
The beautiful stars decorate the night sky seen from the shoreline.
Explanation
Yeats says men’s hearts “burn and beat,” foam glows on the sand, and stars climb the sky—all “to light your passing feet.” These images suggest that people and nature exist, in the speaker’s imagination, to illuminate his beloved’s path. Choice C captures that idea; the other choices focus on separate details rather than the overall image.
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