9.
read the excerpt.
i have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
and now my heart is sore.
all’s changed since i, hearing at twilight,
the first time on this shore,
the bell-beat of their wings above my head,
trod with a lighter tread.
how does the swan’s condition in “the wild swans at coole” by william butler yeats contrast with that of the speaker’s?
the speaker is intelligent while the swans do not seem to be.
the swans are innocent while the speaker is not.
the swans are homesick while the speaker is not.
the speaker is aging while the swans do not seem to be.