The Poetry of Physics — Quiz

Question 8 • English Language Arts 11

Which excerpt from “Man Listening to Disc” best supports the idea that when the speaker listens to music he is the center of his own world?

Answer

my delight at being suffused with phrases from his saxophone— some like honey, some like vinegar— is surpassed only by my gratitude

to the woman in the white sweater, the man in the tan raincoat and the heavy glasses, who mistake themselves for the center of the universe— all I can say is watch your step

because the five of us, instruments and all, are about to angle over to the south side of the street and then, in our own tightly knit way,

the only true point of view, is full of the hope that he, the hub of the cosmos with his hair blown sideways,

Explanation

The phrase “the hub of the cosmos” directly describes someone as the center of the universe. In choice D, the speaker says “he” is that hub while listening to the music, supporting the idea that he feels like the center of his own world. Choice B also mentions people who mistake themselves for the center, but it criticizes them rather than describing the speaker’s experience.

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