Question

like one of those eternal, remote things
that range across a mans imaginings
when a sure music fills him and he knows
what he may say thereafter to few men,—
the touch of ages having wrought
an echo and a glimpse of what he thought
a phantom or a legend until then;
for whether lighted over ways that save,
or lured from all repose,
if he go on too far to find a grave,
mostly alone he goes.

what is the main similarity between \the man against the sky\ and frosts poem \mending wall\?
○ both use everyday language.
○ both use a similar rhyme scheme.
○ both use free verse.
○ both use blank verse.

Explanation:

To determine the main similarity, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "The Man Against the Sky" (by Robinson) and "Mending Wall" (by Frost) both use everyday, conversational language to convey their themes, making this a valid similarity.
• Option 2: "Mending Wall" has a more consistent rhyme scheme, while "The Man Against the Sky" has a looser one, so their rhyme schemes are not similar.
• Option 3: "Mending Wall" is not free verse (it has a structured rhyme and meter), so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: Blank verse is unrhymed iambic pentameter; neither poem strictly follows this, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. Both use everyday language.