Question
Read the lines from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore.
My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.
O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.
Only let me make my life simple and straight,
like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.
What is the effect of the author addressing the poem to a master poet?
A: It allows the reader to visualize what the poet looks like.
B: It makes the imagined addressee feel more present to the reader.
C: It allows the reader to imagine what the music might sound like.
D: It makes the figurative language of the poem stand out more.
My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.
O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.
Only let me make my life simple and straight,
like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.
What is the effect of the author addressing the poem to a master poet?
A: It allows the reader to visualize what the poet looks like.
B: It makes the imagined addressee feel more present to the reader.
C: It allows the reader to imagine what the music might sound like.
D: It makes the figurative language of the poem stand out more.
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B: It makes the imagined addressee feel more present to the reader.
By addressing the poem to a master poet, the author creates a direct connection with this figure, enhancing the intimacy and immediacy of the poem's themes of humility and aspiration in relation to artistic creation.
By addressing the poem to a master poet, the author creates a direct connection with this figure, enhancing the intimacy and immediacy of the poem's themes of humility and aspiration in relation to artistic creation.