In "Each and All," the speaker brings home a sparrow because its singing was so beautiful. Re-read the following lines and choose the answer that best explains why he doesn't enjoy the song as much at home.

Question

"He sings the song, but it pleases not now,

For I did not bring home the river and sky;--

He sang to my ear, -- they sang to my eye."

Question 2 options:

The bird will not sing now that it has been taken from its home.

He brought the wrong bird home.

The acoustics in his house are worse than in the forest.

He cannot experience the song's beauty without the other natural elements surrounding it.

Answer 1

The best answer that explains why the speaker doesn't enjoy the song as much at home is:

He cannot experience the song's beauty without the other natural elements surrounding it.

This is indicated by the lines, as the speaker reflects on how the beauty of the bird's song was enhanced by the context of the natural environment—the river and sky—around it, which he cannot replicate at home.