Question

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and, ever and anon, the breeze
from piney mountains far away,
steals in; and waters kiss the day,
and break the image of the trees
that looking downward, sigh dismay.
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the wood spirit is wandering near,
wrapt in old legend mystery;
i drift alone, for none but he
and natures self are native here
of me to know. but now i see
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the patient heron by the shore
put down his lifted leg and fly,
while echoes from the woods reply
to each uncanny scream, low oer
the lake into the evening sky.
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vast brooding silence crowds around;
dark vistas lead my eye astray,
among vague shapes beyond the day
upon the lake, i hear no sound;
i go ashore, and hasten way.

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how is the speakers perspective shaped by experience at the end of the poem?
a the speaker is surprised by the behavior of the animals.
b the speaker is lost and looks for a path out of the woods.
c the speaker is disturbed by the quiet and eager to go away.
d the speaker is worried about being late to an important destination.

Explanation:

The final stanza describes "vast brooding silence" that disorients the speaker ("Dark vistas lead my eye astray") and makes them "hasten 'way" from the lake, showing they are disturbed by the quiet and eager to leave. Option A is incorrect as there's no surprise at animals; Option B is incorrect as the speaker isn't lost, just unsettled; Option D is incorrect as no important destination is mentioned.

Answer:

C. The speaker is disturbed by the quiet and eager to go away.