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
with a wild soft laughter—
and give us new dreams to dream,
give us new myths to live by!
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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:

In the poem, the Oracle at Delphi is described as "forever hidden" and associated with an unknown, unknowable future. "Mysterious" aligns with this context of something hidden, hard to understand, which matches the use of "inscrutable" here. The other options do not fit the tone and context of referencing an enigmatic, hidden future tied to the mythic oracle.

Answer:

E. mysterious