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Rhyme, Rhythm, and Visualizing in a Yeats Poem

Question 3 • SS-English Language Arts 7

Read this excerpt from “Aedh Tells of the Rose in His Heart” by William Butler Yeats.The wrong of unshapely things is a wrong too great to be told;I hunger to build them anew and sit on a green knoll apart,With the earth and the sky and the water, remade, like a casket of goldFor my dreams of your image that blossoms a rose in the deeps of my heart.Which words does the poet include to help readers visualize the scene?

Answer
A
“too great to be told”
B
“build them anew”
C
“with the earth”
D
“casket of gold”

Explanation

“Casket of gold” creates a vivid picture of a beautiful, shining object, helping readers visualize the scene. The other phrases mainly express an idea or action rather than describe a concrete image.

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