17. The correct answer is (C). As noted above, the sequence of seasons—summer through winter—is
intended to prove the assertion that the poetry of earth is unending. Concretely, this means the sound
of life and more abstractly, it refers to life itself. By having line 9 echo line 1, the poet signals that the
second part of the poem will be an extension of the idea developed in the first part.
(A) is probably the second-best answer, but it is incorrect because line 9 looks forward and not
back. Had the poet intended line 9 to be a summary of the first eight lines of the poem, he would have
used a period rather than a colon to punctuate the end of that line. The colon indicates to the reader
that what follows in the sentence will further explain or elaborate upon what has come before in that
particular sentence.
18. The correct answer is (E). The poem uses the juxtaposition of summer and winter to suggest the
continuity of nature or life. Thus, (D) contains an important pair of contrasting ideas. Part of that
contrast is also given in the juxtaposition between sun (line 2) and frost (line 10). The juxtaposition of
the grasshopper (the summer creature) and the cricket (the winter creature) is also important. Finally,
within the first part of the poem, the hot sun is contrasted with the cooling tree. There is no contrast,
however, between the idea of drowsiness and the hills.
19. The correct answer is (C). The last three lines state that the cricket’s song is confused with some-
thing of the grasshopper’s. That can only be the sound made by the grasshopper, which, in the first
part of the poem, is referred to as the grasshopper’s voice.
20. The correct answer is (A). The last five lines describe a warm room during winter. To a person half
asleep, the warmth of the room and the chirping of the cricket create the illusion of a summer’s day.
21. The correct answer is (A). One meaning of the word done is over or finished, and that is the mean-
ing intended here.
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