Question

read these lines from the poem \fern hill\
and honored among foxes and pheasants by the gay house
under the new made clouds and happy as the heart was long,
in the sun born over and over,
i ran my heedless ways,
what does the speaker mean by \honored among foxes and pheasants\?
the speaker was good at working with the animals.
the farm was such a paradise that even animals that are enemies got along
foxes and pheasants were raised on the farm
the speaker didnt pay attention to the animals because he was always out playing

Explanation:

In the poem "Fern Hill," the speaker describes a utopian, idyllic setting. Foxes are predators and pheasants are prey. In a normal situation, they would be in a predator - prey relationship. But the use of "honored among" suggests a harmonious co - existence. This is a poetic way to convey that the place (the farm, as implied by the context of the poem) is like a paradise where the natural order of enmity between these animals is suspended.

Answer:

The farm was such a paradise that even animals that are enemies got along.