Question

Read the excerpt from "London's Summer Morning."

Now pastry dainties catch the eye minute
Of humming insects, while the limy snare
Waits to enthrall them.

What does this excerpt from the poem describe?
a bakery hoping to draw in customers
a rotting pastry surround by insects
a trap used to capture flying bugs
a group of people wearing bright colors

Answer 1

a trap used to capture flying bugs

The "pastry dainties" lure "humming insects," while the "limy snare" (sticky web or trap) waits to enthrall them — i.e., insects being attracted and caught.