Read the excerpt from “In the Greenest of Our Valleys,” by Edgar Allan Poe. Wanderers in that happy valley Through two luminous windows saw Spirits moving musically To a lute's well-tuned law How do the ideas in the excerpt compare to Poe’s ideas in "The Poetic Principle"?
Answer
A
The voyage of the wanderers reflect the “lessons of Truth” that Poe explains.
B
The harmonious images are the “Rhythmical Creation of Beauty” that Poe outlines.
C
The images of instruments represent the “precepts of Duty” that Poe explains.
D
The picture of a castle relates to the “incitements of Passion” that Poe outlines.
Explanation
Poe describes poetry’s central purpose in “The Poetic Principle” as the “Rhythmical Creation of Beauty.” The excerpt creates a beautiful, musical scene through “luminous windows,” spirits moving “musically,” and a “well-tuned” lute. These images fit Poe’s idea of beauty expressed through rhythm and sound; they do not primarily present lessons of truth or duty.
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