Structure and Culture in "Twelfth Song of the Thunder"
Question 4 • SS26 - ERWC, Semester 2 CR
Read the stanza from “Twelfth Song of Thunder.” The voice that beautifies the land! The voice below; The voice of the grasshopper Among the plants Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land.Based on the content of this stanza, what do the Navajo people believe?
Answer
A
that grasshoppers only live on the ground below
B
that plants and grasshoppers are the most beautiful parts of nature
C
that the beauty of nature resides even in the most unlikely places
D
that beauty can only be heard in the elements of nature
Explanation
The stanza calls the grasshopper’s voice “the voice that beautifies the land,” even though it is heard among the plants and is easy to overlook. This suggests that beauty can be found in unexpected or unlikely parts of nature. Choice C best expresses that idea; the stanza does not say beauty is limited to plants and grasshoppers or that it can only be heard.
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