Question

Which represents the best interpretation of this verse by John Keats? Excerpt from “Ode to a Nightingale” By John Keats Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown: Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn; The same that oft-times hath Charmed magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in fairylands forlorn. Forlorn! the very word is like a bell To toll me back from thee to my sole self! Adieu! the fancy cannot cheat so well As she is famed to do, deceiving elf. Adieu! Adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades Past the near meadows, over the still stream, Up the hillside; and now ‘tis buried deep In the next valley-glades: Was it a vision, or a waking dream? Fled is that music:—Do I wake or sleep? A. The poet is expressing a wish for immortality. B. The poet is expressing a desire to return to a long-lost home. C. The poet is expressing his appreciation for nature. D. The poet is expressing a love of nature.

Answer 1

the correct answer is A

Answer 2

The best interpretation of this verse by John Keats from the excerpt of “Ode to a Nightingale” below was that the poet is expressing a wish for immortality. The poem is partly about immortality. The poem celebrates the thing or person to which it is devoted.