Question

A sense of ocean and old trees

Envelops and allures him;
Tradition, touching all he sees,
Beguiles and reassures him; 20
And all her doubts of what he says
Are dimmed of what she knows of days --
Till even prejudice delays
And fades, and she secures him

Which sentence BEST summarizes lines 21-24 from the poem?
A) Because she is rather dim-witted, she knows there will be some good days and some bad days with him.
B) Her hopes are dimmed that he will ever be a respectable man for her because he is prejudiced, and he possesses her.
C) She has no doubt about what he says as being truthful because if she delays, he may fade out of her life and he will secure someone else.
D) She knows him well enough to know he is unreliable, but this is not enough to keep her from securing him as her man.

Answer 1

I do believe D is the correct answer though without proper context for the rest of the poem, I'm not entirely sure.

Answer 2

D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given stanza is taken from the poem "Eros Turannos" penned by Edwin Arlington Robinson. The title "Eros Turannos" means 'Tyrannic Love.' The poem is about a wife who deceives herself to live in a marriage with her worthless husband who is 'tyrannical' or 'cruel.'

The lines 21-24, in the poem, depicts that the wife knows that her husband is unreliable but even this confirmation is not enough for her and she still keeps securing him or a relationship in which love no longer exists.

So, the correct option is D.