Read this excerpt from “Song of the Old Mother” by William Butler Yeats.

Question

I rise in the dawn, and I kneel and blow
Till the seed of the fire flicker and glow;

Which description gives the best visualization of this excerpt?

The narrator enjoys the warmth of the fire.
The narrator cooks seeds in a pot on the fire.
The narrator works to cool food that has cooked on the fire.
The narrator restarts the fire by blowing on the embers.

Answer 1

The best visualization of the excerpt is: The narrator restarts the fire by blowing on the embers.

This is supported by the description of the narrator kneeling and blowing to get the "seed of the fire" to flicker and glow, indicating an effort to revive or start the fire.