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John Keats (1795-1821) was an English Romantic poet.
In this poem, a type of bird called a thrush addresses
the poet and offers advice about the effect nature can
have on poetic inspiration.
What the Thrush Said
by John Keats
O thou whose face hath felt the Winter's wind,
Whose eye has seen the snow-clouds hung in Mist,
And the black Elmtops 'mong the freezing stars:
To thee the Spring will be a harvest-time-
O thou, whose only book has been the light
Of supreme darkness which thou feddest on
Night after night, when Phoebus2 was away.
To thee the Spring shall be a triple morn-
O fret not after knowledge-I have none.
And yet my song comes native with the warmth.
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Which statement BEST describes how the
rhythm heard in the Audio compares to the
rhythm indicated in the Passage?
The reader in the Audio reads the lines
without much rhythm although the Passage
has a fixed rhythm.
The reader in the Audio reads the lines
without pauses, but the Passage has
punctuation to indicate pauses.
The reader in the Audio adds emphasis to
stressed syllables that provide rhythm in
the Passage.
The reader in the Audio pauses for the
capitalized words that provide rhythm in the
Passage.