Question

17 then zeus, calling all the gods to witness that there was no other means of safety, hurled his thunderbolt; and phaethon knew no more. 18 his body fell through the heavens, aflame like a shooting - star; and the horses of the sun dashed homeward with the empty chariot. pyrois, eois, aethon, and phlegon: greek names meaning \the fiery one,\ \he of the dawn,\ \blazing,\ and \burning,\ respectively excerpt from \phaethon\ by josephine preston peabody, from old greek folk stories told anew. in the public domain. passage 2: phaeton and the chariot of the sun by glyn maxwell this poem reimagines the myth as if it were a documentary about phaeton’s ride and its aftermath. it uses phaeton as an alternate spelling of phaethon. this excerpt includes two of the 24 williams, james how does the poet’s description of the horses in passage 2 create a differ tone from passage 1? a it changes the tone from neutral to nostalgic. b it changes the tone from sincere to hypocritical. c it changes the tone from serious to lighthearted. d it changes the tone from cautionary to reflective.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the tone shift. Passage 1 (from the myth) has a serious tone (Zeus' action, Phaethon's fate). Passage 2 reimagines it as a documentary - style poem. The description of the horses in Passage 2 likely lightens the tone. Option A: "neutral to nostalgic" doesn't fit as Passage 1 isn't neutral. Option B: "sincere to hypocritical" is illogical. Option D: "cautionary to reflective" - Passage 1 is more narrative/serious, not cautionary in tone here. Option C: "serious to lighthearted" matches as reimagining a myth as a documentary - style poem with the horses' description would make it less serious and more light - hearted.

Answer:

C. It changes the tone from serious to lighthearted.