Question

when i had laid it on the floor i went to blow the fire a - flame, but something rustled on the floor, and someone called me by my name: it had become a glimmering girl with apple blossom in her hair who called me by my name and ran and faded through the brightening air. —“the song of wandering aengus,” william butler yeats. to “rustle” means to make a series of quick, light sounds (such as when papers rub against each other). this word helps you imagine that a loud noise is heard from a distance. a girl is speaking to the poem’s writer. something has just fallen to the ground. something small is moving in the room.

Explanation:

The definition of "rustle" is given as making a series of quick, light sounds like papers rubbing against each other. This implies a small - scale movement that produces such sounds. Among the options, something small moving in the room is consistent with the idea of a rustling sound.

Answer:

D. something small is moving in the room