Question

read these stanzas from edna st. vincent millay’s poems.
\ebb\
i know what my heart is like
since your love died:
it is like a hollow ledge
holding a little pool
left there by the tide,
a little tepid pool,
drying inward from the edge

\song of a second april\
the larger streams run still and deep,
noisy and swift the small brooks run
among the mullein stalks the sheep
go up the hillside in the sun,
pensively,—only you are gone,
you that alone i cared to keep.

how are the messages of these two poems similar?

○ both poems suggest that nature heals all wounds.
○ both poems indicate that lost love causes loneliness.
○ both poems indicate that people must spend time alone.
○ both poems suggest that mourning should take place outside.

Explanation:

• Analizar "Ebb": El poema dice "Since your love died" y describe el corazón como un charco que se seca, sugiriendo soledad por el amor perdido.
• Analizar "Song of a Second April": El poema dice "only you are gone, You that alone I cared to keep", mostrando soledad tras la pérdida del amor.
• Evaluar opciones:
• Opción 1: La naturaleza no se presenta como curativa en ambos; se usa como contexto, no como curación.
• Opción 2: Ambos poemas conectan la pérdida del amor con la soledad (el corazón vacío en "Ebb", la ausencia de la persona querida en el segundo).
• Opción 3: No se indica que la gente DEBA pasar tiempo sola, sino que la soledad es un resultado del amor perdido.
• Opción 4: No hay indicación de que el luto deba ser afuera; la naturaleza es un escenario, no una recomendación de lugar para llorar.

Answer:

B. Both poems indicate that lost love causes loneliness.