Some men there are who find in nature all
Their inspiration, hers the sympathy
Which spurs them on to any great endeavor,
To them the fields and woods are closest friends,
And they hold dear communion with the hills;
The voice of waters soothes them with its fall,
And the great winds bring healing in their sound.
To them a city is a prison house
Where pent up human forces labour and strive,
Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man;
But where in winter they must live until
Summer gives back the spaces of the hills.
To me it is not so. I love the earth
And a

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Some men there are who find in nature all
Their inspiration, hers the sympathy
Which spurs them on to any great endeavor,
To them the fields and woods are closest friends,
And they hold dear communion with the hills;
The voice of waters soothes them with its fall,
And the great winds bring healing in their sound.
To them a city is a prison house
Where pent up human forces labour and strive,
Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man;
But where in winter they must live until
Summer gives back the spaces of the hills.
To me it is not so. I love the earth
And a

sgt_sauris · Answer

What do you need help with here?

ora98 · Answer

What is the effect of beginning the poem by focusing on how "some men" find all their inspiration in nature?

 It allows the speaker to set up the contrast to his or her own views.
 It creates the ideal the speaker works to achieve in the rest of the poem.
 It develops the key idea of how the speaker views nature.
 It suggests the speaker shares the same views as these others.

daniee_bruhh · Answer

I think the answer is C. Because in the poem all it talks about is nature. I could be wrong though so you might wanna wait for a second opinion. Good luck Love! <3

ora98 · Answer

thank you