Question

Read the lines from the poem.

1 Science! true daughter of Old Time thou art!
2 Who alterest all things with thy peering eyes.
3 Why preyest thou thus upon the poet’s heart,
4 Vulture, whose wings are dull realities?
How do these lines develop the speaker’s ideas about science?


A. These lines show that the speaker thinks science is better than poetry.

B. These lines show that the speaker hopes to become a famous scientist.

C. These lines show that the speaker feels that science is an enemy of poetry.

D. These lines show that the speaker thinks scientific knowledge

Answer 1

C. The lines personify science as a vulture that "preayest thou thus upon the poet’s heart" and whose "wings are dull realities," showing the speaker views science as attacking or diminishing the poet’s imaginative, emotional world.