Question

read the last stanza of \mutability.\ it is the same!—for, be it joy or sorrow, the path of its departure still is free: mans yesterday may neer be like his morrow; nought may endure but mutability. which of shelley’s ideas from \a defence of poetry,\ is most reflected in this stanza? ○ poetry is an expression of the imagination. ○ poetry can make all things more beautiful. ○ life is fleeting and constantly changing. ○ life is filled with a wide range of emotions.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the last stanza of "Mutability": The lines "Man’s yesterday may ne’er be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability" emphasize that change is constant and life is fleeting (yesterday and tomorrow are different, only change endures).
2. Evaluate each option:

• "Poetry is an expression of the imagination": The stanza is about life's change, not poetry's relation to imagination. Eliminate.
• "Poetry can make all things more beautiful": The stanza does not discuss poetry's beautifying effect. Eliminate.
• "Life is fleeting and constantly changing": Matches the stanza's theme of constant change (yesterday ≠ tomorrow, only Mutability endures).
• "Life is filled with a wide range of emotions": The stanza mentions joy/sorrow but focuses on change, not the range of emotions. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. Life is fleeting and constantly changing.