Question

to the oracle at delphi by lawrence ferlinghetti (excerpt) o long - silent sybil, you of the winged dreams, speak out from your temple of light as the serious constellations with greek names still stare down on us as a lighthouse moves its megaphone over the sea speak out and shine upon us the sea - light of greece the diamond light of greece far - seeing sybil, forever hidden, come out of your cave at last and speak to us in the poets voice the voice of the fourth person singular the voice of the inscrutable future the voice of the people mixed with a wild soft laughter— and give us new dreams to dream, give us new myths to live by! 12 select the correct answer. based on the excerpt, what is the meaning of the word inscrutable? a. unavoidable b. unpleasant c. hopeless d. foreseeable e. mysterious

Explanation:

The word "inscrutable" means difficult or impossible to understand or interpret. Among the options, "mysterious" is closest in meaning as something mysterious is hard - to - fathom.

Answer:

E. mysterious