Question

Monadnock in Early Spring

Amy Lowell

Cloud-topped and splendid, dominating all
The little lesser hills which compass thee,
Thou standest, bright with April’s buoyancy,
Yet holding Winter in some shaded wall
Of stern, steep rock; and startled by the call (5)
Of Spring, thy trees flush with expectancy
And cast a cloud of crimson, silently,
Above thy snowy crevices where fall
Pale shrivelled oak leaves, while the snow beneath
Melts at their phantom touch. Another year (10)
Is quick with import. Such each year has been.
Unmoved thou watchest all, and all bequeath
Some jewel to thy diadem of power,
Thou pledge of greater majesty unseen.

What is the speaker thinking about in this poem?

Group of answer choices

Why Monadnock was formed in the spring.

How Monadnock changes with the seasons.

Why Monadnock does not change with the seasons.

How Monadnock was formed in the spring.

Answer 1

The speaker in this poem is thinking about how Monadnock, a dominant and splendid hill, appears in early spring. The speaker describes how the hill still holds onto winter in some areas, but the trees are flushed with expectancy and cast a cloud of crimson in anticipation of spring. The poem also suggests that each year brings something new and important to Monadnock and that the hill is a symbol of greater, unseen majesty. Therefore, the answer is: How Monadnock changes with the seasons.