Question

Read the second stanza from "Mutability.” Or like forgotten lyres, whose dissonant strings Give various response to each varying blast, To whose frail frame no second motion brings One mood or modulation like the last.
What idea is conveyed through this comparison of humans to lyres?
Like a lyre with strings that need to be tuned, humans will inevitably find reasons to disagree about things.
Like a lyre with strings that always make new sounds, humans respond uniquely to different experiences.
Like a lyre that has a fragile structure, humans are too delicate to survive in a harsh and unforgiving universe.
Like a lyre that is capable of always playing new music, humans will be remembered for their intense creativity.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Like a lyre with strings that always make new sounds, humans respond uniquely to different experiences.

Explanation:

A comparison occurs when two elements, ideas, objects or entities share a common trait or features, which is used in literature including poems to create complex ideas. In the case of the text presented which is poem "Mutability" by Percy Byshee Shelley, the author explores human nature and the way this changes, because of this, in the stanza presented the author states lyres produce different sounds depending on wind or movement "Give various response to each varying blast" and similarly humans respond differently depending on the situation or experiences they have which is stated as the author uses "or like" to stablish a link between lyres and humans. Therefore, the idea conveyed is that "like a lyre with strings that always make new sounds, humans respond uniquely to different experiences".

Answer 2

B) Like a lyre with strings that always make new sounds, humans respond uniquely to different experiences.