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by Robert Louis Stevenson

The lamps now glitter down the street;
Faintly sound the falling feet;
And the blue even slowly falls
About the garden trees and walls.

Now in the falling of the gloom
The red fire paints the empty room:
And warmly on the roof it looks,
And flickers on the back of books.

Armies march by tower and spire
Of cities blazing, in the fire;
Till as I gaze with staring eyes,
The armies fall, the lustre dies.

Then once again the glow returns;
Again the phantom city burns;
And down the red-hot valley, lo!
The phantom armies marching go!

Blinking ember

Answer 1

Which is the best summary of this poem?

The lamps are lit late at night. The speaker can still hear armies marching down the streets. The fire looks like red paint on the walls.
War does not really end. Armies fall and return as new armies or ghosts. Cities are burned and are built up to be burned again.
Cities have burned down. When it seems like the city has fallen, then it starts to set on fire again. It burns like a ghost city.
The speaker can see armies marching toward a burning city. He or she is not sure where they are going or which city the speaker can see.

Answer 2

@paki

Answer 3

@paki

Answer 4

your guess..?

Answer 5

d

Answer 6

no, next try...

Answer 7

a

Answer 8

@paki

Answer 9

yeah agree with A...

Answer 10

hold on

Answer 11

ok thats it i have more qs

Answer 12

ok, please close this question... and start a new one...

Answer 13

it was B