Question

Which is not a characteristic of Mr.Flood in the poem Mr.Floods party?

A)he is a hero
B)he is not heroic
C)we know little about him, except that his home is no longer home to his friends
D)he does nothing admirable

Answer 1

In the poem 'Mr. Flood's Party' by Edwin Arlington Robinson, the character Mr. Flood is depicted as a lonely and tragic figure, not a hero. Therefore, the correct answer is A) he is a hero, which is not a characteristic of Mr. Flood.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer to the question “Which is not a characteristic of Mr.Flood in the poem Mr. Flood’s Party?” is A) he is a hero. This is because the poem, written by Edwin Arlington Robinson, depicts Mr. Flood as a lonely and somewhat tragic figure rather than a heroic one. The other options, B) he is not heroic, C) we know little about him, except that his home is no longer home to his friends, and D) he does nothing admirable, are more in line with the portrayal of Mr. Flood in the poem. Mr. Flood is characterized by his loneliness and nostalgia for the past, sometimes talking to himself or an imaginary companion, rather than by heroic traits or actions.

Answer 2

B) He is not heroic

Mr. Flood's party is a poem centered around a modern man, he feels alienated and alone in a world that has become for him meaningless. However, how he deals with this meaninglessness is what grants him the title of a hero, an existential hero or a modern hero. He becomes a hero insofar as he creates meaning for himself in a meaningless world. Here is a passage that points to this:

"For soon amid the silver loneliness
Of night he lifted up his voice and sang,
Secure, with only two moons listening,
Until the whole harmonious landscape rang—"