Question

the day is done by henry wadsworth longfellow the day is done, and the darkness falls from the wings of night, as a feather is wafted downward from an eagle in his flight 5 i see the lights of the village gleam through the rain and the mist, and a feeling of sadness comes oer me that my soul cannot resist a feeling of sadness and longing, 10 that is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain come, read to me some poem, some simple and heartfelt lay, 15 that shall soothe this restless feeling, and banish the thoughts of day choose two ways that the speaker views the poems of the humbler poet. a the speaker is challenged to examine their meaning. b the speaker looks at them as relaxing entertainment c the speaker feels sentimental toward their familiar themes. d the speaker realizes that they mirror lifes struggles. e the speaker sees them as an escape from the days anxiety.

Explanation:

The speaker asks for a simple and heartfelt poem to soothe restlessness and banish day - thoughts, indicating they see poems as an escape from daily anxiety (e). Also, the request for a poem implies a desire for something meaningful to engage with, suggesting they are challenged to examine the meaning (a). There is no indication of seeing them as entertainment (b), sentimentality towards themes (c), or that they mirror life's struggles (d).

Answer:

A. The speaker is challenged to examine their meaning
E. The speaker sees them as an escape from the day's anxiety