Question

English Grade 10 HELPPPPPPPPPPP MEEEEEEE PLLEASSSSSSEEEE

Read the poem that celebrates mountain climbing.

To the Mountains

Let there be light, the sky

Declares. And the sun answers.

Yellow ribbons cascade across

A serrated skyline, filling each valley

Until it bursts.



Alpine mornings wake in defiance

Of gravity. The rock opens its hands,

Draws men up, through the light.

Distant summits, where the earth

Meets the heavens.



The earth shifts through each ribbon,

Like water, an ocean of rock

Braced against, all that space.

Where men drift, a sea above and below,

And reach.

Part A

What sensation is created by the phrase yellow ribbons cascade in the first stanza?
A. flowing light
B. declining force
C. falling shadows
D. rising heat

Part B

How does the connotative meaning of yellow ribbons cascade, identified in Part A, affect the meaning of the poem?
A. It creates a powerful image of morning sunlight on the mountain range.
B. It develops a sense of warning as sunlight dims across the mountain.
C. It emphasizes the hazardous conditions when mountain climbing in the morning.
D. It suggests the extreme range of temperatures on mountain ranges.

Answer 1

part A: flowing light

part B: It creates a powerful image of morning sunlight on the mountain range.

Answer 2

The poem seem to be celebrating the sight of a sun rising in the morning while mountain climbing. My answer for "part a" would be the first one (flowing light) because the 'yellow ribbons' represent the sun's rays. For "part b" my answer would once again be the first choice (It creates a powerful image of morning sunlight on the mountain range.) Because it the use of the phrase 'yellow ribbons cascade' is an emphasis of what the author deems a breath taking moment.