Question

Which statement most accurately reflects how the speaker of "A Dream Within a Dream" and the speaker of "The Fly" have similar perspectives?
A.
Both believe that life is a hopeless series of events.
B.
Both feel that in death their entire existence will be quickly forgotten.
C.
Both see themselves as insignificant against a universal force.
D.
Both realize that their own mortality is predetermined.
Part B
Multiple Choice Question
Which excerpt from "A Dream Within a Dream" best supports the answer to Part A?
A.
You are not wrong who deem
That my days have been a dream;
B.
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
C.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
D.
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?

Answer 1

For Part A, the statement that most accurately reflects how the speakers of "A Dream Within a Dream" and "The Fly" have similar perspectives is:

**C. Both see themselves as insignificant against a universal force.**

For Part B, the excerpt from "A Dream Within a Dream" that best supports this answer is:

**C. I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,**

This line reflects the speaker's feelings of insignificance in the face of overwhelming forces, such as the relentless ocean waves, which parallels the themes found in "The Fly."