Read the second stanza of wallace stevens's "the anecdote of the jar" below:the wilderness rose up to [the jar],and sprawled aro
und, no longer wild. the jar was round upon the ground and tall and of a port in air.which of these is the best paraphrase of the stanza? a.the wilderness started to take over the jar and became tame, as the jar tried to escape the wilderness's grasp.
b.the wilderness grew up and all around the jar as the jar grew taller like a port in the air, then the wilderness became tame.
c.the wilderness represents untouched nature, and the jar represents man-made objects that threatened to overtake nature.
d.the wilderness surrounded the jar and seemed no longer wild in the presence of the tall, round jar that was like a port.
d.the wilderness surrounded the jar and seemed no longer wild in the presence of the tall, round jar that was like a port.
Explanation:
Paraphrase a content or a sentence comprises in communicating the significance of the content utilizing various words, it for the most part has the capacity to clarify the content with more clear vocabulary. The sentence that best rework the second stanza of Wallace Stevens' "The Anecdote of the Jar" is the alternative D, since it keeps up a similar thought, simply written in a less complex manner.
In order to use more precise language, the underlined phrase entitled (7) should be changed to A: inaugural.
Then, the proper phrase would be:
Olympic marathoner Jeff Galloway won the inaugural race in 1970 when traffic was not even blocked off for the race, and runners had to run in the far right-hand lane.
