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AssignmentMultiple Choice

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

Question 3 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

What is the central idea in this part of the essay?

Answer
A
Poetry is the best way to spread news to people who would not otherwise hear it.
B
Poetry is useful for communicating religious ideas.
C
Poetry makes time appear to move more slowly than it does.
D
Poetry can preserve life’s brief moments of beauty.