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QuizMultiple Choice

“Mutability” and “A Defence of Poetry” by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Question 10 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Read the passage from "A Defence of Poetry.”A poet participates in the eternal, the infinite, and the one; as far as relates to his conceptions, time and place and number are not.In his poem "Mutability,” Shelley

Answer
A
focuses on the beauty of nature rather than addressing time.
B
contradicts this idea by focusing on the inevitability of change.
C
explains the importance of music in the inspiration of humankind.
D
supports this idea with figurative language focused on timelessness.

Explanation

In “Mutability,” Shelley emphasizes that nothing in human life remains the same. The poem says, “Nought may endure but Mutability,” meaning change itself is the only constant. This contrasts with the passage’s idea that a poet’s conceptions participate in what is eternal and beyond time, so the correct choice is “contradicts this idea by focusing on the inevitability of change.”

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