Question
The following text is from Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1910 poem “The Earth’s Entail”.
No matter how we cultivate the land,
Taming the forest and the prairie free;
No matter how we irrigate the sand,
Making the desert blossom at command,
We must always leave the borders of the sea;
The immeasureable reaches
Of the windy wave-wet beaches,
The million-mile-long margin of the sea.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
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Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The speaker provides examples of an admirable way of approaching nature and then challenges that approach.
A
The speaker provides examples of an admirable way of approaching nature and then challenges that approach.
(Choice B) The speaker describes attempts to control nature and then offers a reminder that not all nature is controllable.
B
The speaker describes attempts to control nature and then offers a reminder that not all nature is controllable.
(Choice C) The speaker argues against interfering with nature and then gives evidence supporting this interference.
C
The speaker argues against interfering with nature and then gives evidence supporting this interference.
(Choice D) The speaker presents an account of efforts to dominate nature and then cautions that such efforts are only temporary.
D
The speaker presents an account of efforts to dominate nature and then cautions that such efforts are only temporary.
No matter how we cultivate the land,
Taming the forest and the prairie free;
No matter how we irrigate the sand,
Making the desert blossom at command,
We must always leave the borders of the sea;
The immeasureable reaches
Of the windy wave-wet beaches,
The million-mile-long margin of the sea.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The speaker provides examples of an admirable way of approaching nature and then challenges that approach.
A
The speaker provides examples of an admirable way of approaching nature and then challenges that approach.
(Choice B) The speaker describes attempts to control nature and then offers a reminder that not all nature is controllable.
B
The speaker describes attempts to control nature and then offers a reminder that not all nature is controllable.
(Choice C) The speaker argues against interfering with nature and then gives evidence supporting this interference.
C
The speaker argues against interfering with nature and then gives evidence supporting this interference.
(Choice D) The speaker presents an account of efforts to dominate nature and then cautions that such efforts are only temporary.
D
The speaker presents an account of efforts to dominate nature and then cautions that such efforts are only temporary.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The choice that best describes the overall structure of the text is:
**(Choice B) The speaker describes attempts to control nature and then offers a reminder that not all nature is controllable.**
The poem highlights human efforts to cultivate and tame various aspects of nature, such as the land, forests, and deserts, while ultimately emphasizing the vastness of the sea, which remains beyond our control.
**(Choice B) The speaker describes attempts to control nature and then offers a reminder that not all nature is controllable.**
The poem highlights human efforts to cultivate and tame various aspects of nature, such as the land, forests, and deserts, while ultimately emphasizing the vastness of the sea, which remains beyond our control.