The only ability that we know for certain that standardized tests can measure is the ability to take tests. A student with a sho
rt attention span, a student who suffers from lack of sleep, a student who fails to decipher a poorly written question, is doomed to bear the label of "unsatisfactory aptitude" when aptitude was never in fact a variable. What is most clearly the central idea of the paragraph?
<span>A.to create a subdued mood within the poem. Born and damp are words that would feel dejected and somber. It adds a subdued feeling to the poem. It makes it more interesting too.
