Question

Read the following excerpt from Whitman's Leaves of Grass, and note examples of the elements of poetry that it contains.

"The big doors of the country barn stand open and ready;
The dried grass of the harvest-time loads the slow-drawn wagon,
The clear light plays on the brown gray and green intertwined,
The armfuls are pack'd to the sagging mow.
What statement does this excerpt communicate?"

(A)The country is ready for harvest time.
(B)The wagons move slowly.
(C)The grass is dry.

Answer 1

the right answer is A.

Answer 2

The excerpt communicates the statement A) the country is ready for harvest.

Step-by-step explanation:

This excerpt belongs to Song of Myself, which is part of the book Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. It describes a rural setting, focusing on a few elements such as the grass, the wagon, and the barn. It recalls Whitman's own childhood, the harvest-time in which grass becomes hay, and the infant Whitman rides the slow wagon into the barn. The imagery, though mentioning the slow motion of the wagon and the dry grass, brings us a bigger picture. It is not about the grass or the wagon, it is about a certain feeling or memory left engraved in the mind after several past times of harvest.