Information and IdeasHardQuotation supporting a claim about a poem's shift in perspective
Information and Ideas practice question
A critic argues that the poem moves from describing the storm from inside the house to imagining it from the sea.
Which quotation from the poem would best support the critic's claim?
- A. 'The windows shook and I drew the curtain closed — / and thought of boats out there with no curtain to draw.'Correct
- B. 'The storm blew all night and was gone by morning.'
- C. 'I lit the lamp and listened to the rain.'
- D. 'The sea was grey and flat the following day.'
Answer: A. 'The windows shook and I drew the curtain closed — / and thought of boats out there with no curtain to draw.'
Inside, drawing the curtain; then the boats with no curtain: the perspective shifts to the sea.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 'The storm blew all night and was gone by morning.'
- No shift of viewpoint.
- C. 'I lit the lamp and listened to the rain.'
- Inside only.
- D. 'The sea was grey and flat the following day.'
- After the storm, from no particular viewpoint.
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