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Question 19 • (25-26) Swierczynski -- English 11 - 4th 9 Weeks Section 2

Which excerpt from Billy Collins’s “Man Listening to Disc” best supports the idea that the speaker uses the music to isolate himself from others?

Answer

as if he were right beside meon this clear day in March,the pavement sparkling with sunlight,

In fact, I would saymy delight at being suffusedwith phrases from his saxophone—some like honey, some like vinegar—

And I bow deeply to Thelonious Monkfor figuring out a wayto motorize—or whatever—his huge pianoso he could be with us today.

The music is loud yet so confidentialI cannot help feeling even morelike the center of the universe

Explanation

The speaker says the music feels “confidential” and makes him feel “like the center of the universe.” This suggests the music creates a private experience that separates him from other people. Choice D best supports the idea that he uses the music to isolate himself.

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