read the two passages. 1.)George Gray Edgar Lee Masters I have studied many times The marble which was chiseled for me-- A boat
with a furled sail at rest in a harbor. In truth it pictures not my destination But my life. 5 For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment; Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid; Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances. Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life. And now I know that we must lift the sail 10 And catch the winds of destiny Wherever they drive the boat. To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-- 15 It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid. 2.) Lucinda Matlock BY EDGAR LEE MASTERS I went to the dances at Chandlerville, And played snap-out at Winchester. One time we changed partners, Driving home in the moonlight of middle June, And then I found Davis. We were married and lived together for seventy years, Enjoying, working, raising the twelve children, Eight of whom we lost Ere I had reached the age of sixty. I spun, I wove, I kept the house, I nursed the sick, I made the garden, and for holiday Rambled over the fields where sang the larks, And by Spoon River gathering many a shell, And many a flower and medicinal weed — Shouting to the wooded hills, singing to the green valleys. At ninety-six I had lived enough, that is all, And passed to a sweet repose. What is this I hear of sorrow and weariness, Anger, discontent and drooping hopes? Degenerate sons and daughters, Life is too strong for you — It takes life to love Life. ANSWER THE QUESTION- how do these two poems differ in what they emphasize? A) Lucinda Matlock lived a full and happy life, while George Gray let fear dominate all his life-choices. B) George Gray led a long, fulfilling life of adventure, while Lucinda Matlock let fear rule her decision-making. C) The poem titled "Lucinda Matlock" has a sad tone, while the "George Gray" poem has an affirmative and positive tone. D) The poem titled "George Gray" is written in formal, rhymed lines, while the poem titled "Lucinda Matlock" is written in free verse.
