Question

MUSICIANS wrestle everywhere:

All day, among the crowded air,
I hear the silver strife; And-waking long before the dawn-
Such transport breaks upon the town

From stanza 1, which definition of wrestled best applies to its use in the first line?

A) to pull apart or tussle
B) to create a disharmonious racket
C) to grapple or struggle with a problem or issue
D) to participate in the Olympic sport of Greco-Roman wrestling

Answer 1

B) to create a disharmonious racket

Step-by-step explanation:

The strife which the speaker hears is the same discordant sounds that the musicians are creating by their wrestling. The musicians represent those 'sound-makers' throughout the day; they are creating a disharmonious racket.

Answer 2

the correct answer is B) to create a disharmonious racket