Question

Which statement is true about these lines from “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats? Was it a vision, or a waking dream? Fled is that music:—Do I wake or sleep? A. The poet uses punctuation to slow down the reader and call attention to something important. B. The word “vision” is being emphasized in order to distract the reader from the truth. C. The poet is relying on visible images to make an important point about the setting. D. The poet wants the reader to read these two lines quickly and get a feel for his rhythm.

Answer 1

The correct Answer is...

A. The poet uses punctuation to slow down the reader and call attention to something important.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. The poet is relying on visible images to make an important point about the setting

Explanation:

From the statement, the poet is relying on visible images to make an important point about the setting: which means that the experience was not a pastoral vision of the ideal, as it at first seemed; but nor did it end in death, but rather the poet is fully awake.

Furthermore, this means, the poet has overcome the numbness of the senses, and the dullness of the mind, which is associated with dreams. Hence, he can see and hear, and need not guess. The body is thinking, not dreaming.