Read the excerpt below from the poem “I Knew a Woman” by Theodore Roethke and answer the question that follows. She played it quick, she played it light and loose;My eyes, they dazzled at her flowing knees;Her several parts could keep a pure repose,Or one hip quiver with a mobile nose(She moved in circles, and those circles moved). Source: Roethke, Theodore. “I Knew a Woman.” The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. New York: Random House Inc., 1961. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011. Which of the following images from the excerpt indicates an exhilarated mood? I. “She played it quick, she played it light and loose;” II. “My eyes, they dazzled at her flowing knees;” III. “(She moved in circles, and those circles moved).”
All three images contribute to an exhilarated mood. “Quick,” “light and loose” suggests energetic, carefree movement; “my eyes, they dazzled” directly conveys the speaker’s excited response; and the moving circles create a lively, almost dizzying sense of motion. Therefore, the correct choice is D, I, II, and III.
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