Read the excerpt from “Serenade,” by Edgar Allan Poe. Seven Pleiades entranced in Heaven, Form in the deep another seven: Endymion nodding from above Sees in the sea a second love. How do the ideas in the excerpt compare to Poe’s ideas in "The Poetic Principle"?
Answer
A
This celebration of love offers the “lessons of Truth” that Poe encourages.
B
This reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the Beautiful” that Poe encourages.
C
This image of heaven encourages the “incitements of Passion” that Poe praises.
D
This scientific reference relates to the “precepts of Duty” that Poe praises.
Explanation
Poe argues in “The Poetic Principle” that poetry’s proper aim is the contemplation of beauty. The image of the seven Pleiades mirrored in the sea creates a beautiful, dreamlike scene, so it reflects that aim; it is not primarily teaching a lesson of truth or duty.
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