Question

Read this excerpt from The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats.

And when white moths were on the wing,

And moth-like stars were flickering out,

I dropped the berry in a stream

And caught a little silver trout.

Which words does the poet include to help readers visualize the scene?

"on the wing"

"moth-like stars"

"dropped the berry

"in a stream"

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Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is "moth-like stars".

Explanation:

In order to visualize the scene, the most appropriate words are moth-like stars.

This helps us to imagine how the speaker is in a forest, during the night. There were moths around him, and he used the stars to describe how they also blinked like these insects, thus generating a vision in the reader's mind.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. "MOTH-LIKE STARS"

Explanation: