Question

What is the function of the short, quick words in the first stanza of "Swift Things Are Beautiful" by Elizabeth Coatsworth?
A. They are part of the metaphor that unifies Coatsworth’s work.

B. They stand in contrast to the actions of the things listed in these lines.

C.They communicate the speaker’s opinion that the things in the first stanza are of little importance.

D. Their sound imitates the subject matter of this stanza.

Answer 1

Heres the poem
Swift things are beautiful:
Swallows and deer,
And lightening that falls
Bright-veined and clear,
Rivers and meteors,
Wind in the wheat,
The strong-withered horse,
The runner's sure feet.

And slow things are beautiful:
The closing of day,
The pause of the wave
That curves downward to spray,
The ember that crumbles,
The opening flower,
And the ox that moves on
In the quiet of power.

Answer 2

NEVER MIND