Question

What is the purpose of the third stanza of "Auspex"?
It indicates another direction the poem could take.
It clearly indicates the poem’s theme.
It offers a solution to the problem introduced in the poem.
It contrasts the image of the birds from the first stanza.

Answer 1

It contrasts the image of the birds from the first stanza.

The third stanza shifts tone and perspective, undercutting or complicating the earlier bird imagery rather than stating the theme, presenting a new angle instead of solving the poem’s dilemma.