Question

Read the excerpt from "Rhapsody on a Windy Night."

Twelve o'clock.
Along the reaches of the street
Held in a lunar synthesis,
Whispering lunar incantations
Dissolve the floors of memory
And all its clear relations,
Its divisions and precisions,
Every street-lamp that I pass
Beats like a fatalistic drum,
And through the spaces of the dark
Midnight shakes the memory
As a madman shakes a dead geranium.

What does this excerpt from the poem describe?
a.a thought-provoking walk at night
b.a party held at midnight
c.a ring of street lights surrounding a park
d.a lunar eclipse

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: a.a thought-provoking walk at night.

In this excerpt, the author describes a thought-provoking walk at night. We know that the setting is at night, because he tells us that it is "twelve o'clock" and that he can see the moon ("lunar synthesis"/"lunar incantations"). We also know that he is walking outside because he states that he is passing street lamps. Finally, we know that the walk is thought-provoking because he explains that the walk "shakes the memory."