Question

\the tables turned\
by william wordsworth
an evening scene on the same subject
upl up! my friend, and quit your books;
or surely youll grow double:
up! up! my friend, and dear your looks;
why all this toil and trouble?

5 the sun, above the mountains head,
a freshening lustre mellow
through all the long green field has spread,
his first sweet evening yellow.

books! tis a dull and endless strife:
10 come, hear the woodland linnet,
how sweet his music! on my life,
theres more of wisdom in it.

and hark! how blithe the throstle sings!
he, too, is no mean preacher:
15 come forth into the light of things,
let nature be your teacher

which quotation best supports the speakers advice to his friend to
\quit your books\ (line 1)?

• \the sun, above the mountains head,

a freshening lustre mellow,\ (lines 5-6)

• \how sweet his music! on my life,

theres more of wisdom in it.\ (lines 11-12)

• \or surely youll grow double.\ (line 2)

• \why all this toil and trouble?\ (line 4)

Explanation:

To determine which quotation supports the advice to "quit your books," we analyze each option:

• Option 1 (lines 5 - 6) describes nature's scenery but doesn't directly relate to wisdom from nature vs. books.
• Option 2 (lines 11 - 12) states the woodland linnet's music has "more of wisdom in it" than books, directly supporting the idea to quit books and learn from nature.
• Option 3 (line 2) warns against growing double, not about wisdom from nature.
• Option 4 (line 4) questions the toil of books, not the value of nature over books.

Answer:

"How sweet his music! on my life, There's more of wisdom in it." (lines 11 - 12)