Read the following poem: others abide our question. thou art free. we ask and ask-thou smilest and art still, out-topping knowledge. for the loftiest hill, who to the stars uncrowns his majesty, planting his steadfast footsteps in the sea, making the heaven of heavens his dwelling place, spares but the cloudy border of his base to the foiled searching of mortality. by matthew arnold 2 select the correct answer. in the last two lines, the poet seems to be saying : a. it is hard to understand the writing of a genius b. don't try to find meaning in the clouds c. mortals cannot live in heaven d. the base of a mountain may be cloudy

what passage is used?

its c because its his point of view

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

first of all, dante wanted to write an account of the search for spiritual atonement and salvation, and this desire drew heavily from dante's own experiences. dante was living in exile while writing inferno and so, much like his poetic counterpart, he felt like he had lost his way and needed direction.

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