Question

question 1 of 7

1. how does the first stanza contribute to the poem?

a. it describes people who join the quest for gold.
b. it tells how the speaker prepares for the journey.
c. it reveals the speaker’s opinion about the quest.
d. it tells where the gold is supposed to be found.
we leapt from our benches. gold!
sprang from our stools.
ld! we wheeled in the furrow,
ed with the faith of fools.
arless, unfound, unfitted, far from
night and the cold,
ard we the clarion summons,
owed the master - lure—gold!
from the sands of the sunland;
from the woods of the west;
from the farms and the cities,
the northland we pressed.
beards and striplings and
en, good men and bad men and
1 assessment (gr. 6)

Explanation:

To determine the answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The first stanza ("We leapt from our benches... We wheeled in the furrow...") shows people reacting to the call of gold and joining the quest, which matches this description.
• Option B: The stanza does not focus on the speaker's preparation for a journey.
• Option C: It does not reveal the speaker’s opinion about the quest.
• Option D: It does not tell where the gold is found.

Answer:

A. It describes people who join the quest for gold.