Question

From With the Lark

Night is for sorrow and dawn is for joy.
Chasing the troubles that fret and annoy.
Darkness for sighing and daylight for song-
Cheery and chaste the strain, heartfelt and strong.
All the night through, though I moan in the dark.
I wake in the morning to sing with the lark.
Deep in the midnight the rain whips the leaves,
Softly and sadly the wood-spirit grieves.
But when the first hue of dawn tints the sky.
I shall shake out my wings like the birds and be dry.
And though, like the rain-drops, I grieved through the dark.
I shall wake in the morning to sing with the lark.
from "With the Lark" by Paul Laurence Dunbar)
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Which statement best describes how the structure of lines 1-6
contributes to the central meaning of the poem?
O 1. The lines end with pairs of rhyming words, mimicking the
recurring shift from night to dawn.
O2. The lines focus on night first and dawn second, devoting
three lines to night and three to dawn.
3. The lines set up a contrast between night and dawn.
developing distinct experiences of each.
O 4. The lines consist of one longer and one shorter sentence,
suggesting night is long and dawn is short.

Answer 1

The lines 1-6 in Paul Laurence Dunbar's 'With the Lark' establish a thematic and structural contrast between night and dawn, correlating to a shift from sorrow to joy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The structure of lines 1-6 in With the Lark by Paul Laurence Dunbar contributes to the central meaning of the poem by setting up a contrast between night and dawn, developing distinct experiences of each. The poem opens with the theme of sorrow associated with the night and transitions to the joy of the dawn. This contrast is emphasized through the rhyme scheme, with each pairing of rhyming words representing the shift from the darkness of night to the light of dawn. This contrast mirrors the recurring shift in mood from despair to hope, and from sorrow to joy.