Question

The swimming hole has changed over time. Which three of these lines from the poem best illustrate that change? Choose one answer from each group. Type the LETTER ONLY for each answer in the correct blank.
Type A, B, or C for Blank 1.

A.How plesant was the jurney down the old dusty lane, Whare the tracks of our bare feet was all printed so plane

B.But the lost joys is past! Let your tears in sorrow roll Like the rain that ust to dapple up the old swimmin’–hole

C.When I ust to lean above it on the old sickamore, Oh! it showed me a face in its warm sunny tide

Type E, F, or G for Blank 2.

A.It made me love myself, as I leaped to caress My shadder smilin' up at me with sich tenderness.

B.And it mottled the worter with amber and gold Tel the glad lilies rocked in the ripples that rolled;

C. And I stray down the banks whare the trees ust to be – But never again will theyr shade shelter me!

Type H, I, or J for Blank 3.

A. And the sunshine and shadder fell over it all; And it mottled the worter with amber and gold

B. There the bullrushes growed, and the cattails so tall, And the sunshine and shadder fell over it all;

C.The bridge of the railroad now crosses the spot Whare the old divin'-log lays sunk and fergot.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. But the lost joys is past! Let your tears in sorrow roll Like the rain that ust to dapple up the old swimmin’–hole.

C. And I stray down the banks whare the trees ust to be – But never again will theyr shade shelter me!

C.The bridge of the railroad now crosses the spot Whare the old divin'-log lays sunk and fergot.

Explanation:

These are the sentences that express how the swimming hole has changed over time. In the first sentence, the author explains how the joy that surrounded the swimming hole is gone, and the thought brings tears to his eyes. In the second sentence, the author tells us that the trees that used to provide shade are gone. Finally, in the third sentence, the author tells us that the place where the diving log was is now the place where the bridge of the railroad is located.