Question

read the poem and the passage.
from in summer time
to walk with nature heart by heart,
till wearied out at last i lie
where some sweet stream steals singing by
a mossy bank, where violets vie
in color with the summer sky,—
or take my rod and line and hook,
and wander to some darkling brook,
where all day long the willows dream,
and idly droop to kiss the stream,
and there to loll from morn till night—
unheeding nibble, run, or bite—
just for the joy of being there
and drinking in the summer air,
the summer sounds, and summer sights,
that set a restless mind to rights
(from \in summer time\ by paul laurence dunbar)
from the high school boys’ fishing trip
\probably, as far as mere fishing goes, i don’t care
so very much,\ young holmes assented. \but when fishing
means weeks of outdoor life, free from the noise and dust
of the town—then i’m simply wild about fishing as an
how do lines 6–15 of the poem and the dialogue in the passage develop a similar idea?

1. they both show that summer is the ideal time to go fishing.
2. they both show that fishing is a way to spend time in nature.
3. they both show that fishing is necessary to appreciate nature.
4. they both show that the speaker is leaving a city to go fishing.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The poem and passage don't focus on summer being the "ideal" time for fishing, but on fishing as a way to be in nature. Eliminate 1.
• Analyze Option 2: The poem's lines 6 - 15 describe taking a rod to a brook to be in nature ("just for the joy of being there"), and the passage's dialogue says fishing means "weeks of outdoor life"—both show fishing is a way to spend time in nature. This fits.
• Analyze Option 3: Neither text says fishing is "necessary" to appreciate nature. Eliminate 3.
• Analyze Option 4: The poem doesn't mention leaving a city, and the passage's dialogue is about outdoor life, not leaving a city. Eliminate 4.

Answer:

1. They both show that fishing is a way to spend time in nature.