Question

select two statements that best describe how rousseau (the storyteller) acts in the poem.

1. he draws the speaker and listener as figures in his jungle art.
2. he explores the jungle to discover unusual plants and animals.
3. he spies on the speaker and listener to learn the motives for their visit.
4. he celebrates the fulfillment of his dream to have people visit his jungle.
5. he is responsible for creating the world that the speaker and listener visit.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option in the context of a poet's (Bourassa) role in a poem with jungle imagery:

• Option 1: If the poem frames speaker/listener as jungle figures, it describes his role in structuring the poem's world.
• Option 2: Exploring jungle for plants/animals is more like a naturalist, not a poet's role in a poem.
• Option 3: Spying on motives is not typical of a poet's role in presenting a jungle - themed poem.
• Option 4: Celebrating people visiting his jungle fits if the poem is about his creative "jungle" (work) being experienced.
• Option 5: A poet creates the literary world (jungle - themed) that speaker/listener "visit" in the poem.

So the two best statements are 1 and 5 (or 1 and 4, but 1 and 5 are more about the poet's creative role). Let's confirm:

• Option 1: He frames speaker/listener as jungle figures (part of his poetic construction).
• Option 5: He creates the world (literary jungle) they visit (poet's role in crafting the poem's universe).

Answer:

1. He frames the speaker and listener as figures in the jungle art.
2. He is responsible for creating the world that the speaker and listener visit.