Question

the pleasure of writing by a. a. milne (excerpt) the pleasure of writing is one of the essays in the book not that it matters. it was written in the early 1900s by british author a. a. milne, who is best known for his winnie - the - pooh stories. (1) sometimes when the printer is waiting for an article which really should have been sent to him the day before, i sit at my desk and wonder if there is any possible subject in the whole world upon which i can possibly find anything to say. on one such occasion i left it to fate, which decided, by means of a dictionary opened at random, that i should deliver myself of a few thoughts about goldfish. (you will find this article later on in the book.) but to - day i do not need to bother about a subject. to - day i am without a care. nothing less has happened than that i have a new nib in my pen. (2) in the ordinary way, when shakespeare writes a tragedy, or mr. blank gives you one of his charming little essays, a certain amount of thought goes on before pen is put to paper. as i cannot write \scene i an open place. thunder and lightning. enter three witches,\ or \as i look up from my window, the nodding daffodils beckon to me to take the morning,\ one cannot give of ones best in this way on the spur of the moment. at least, others cannot. but when i have a new nib in my pen, then i can go straight from my breakfast to the blotting - paper, and a new sheet of foolscap fills itself magically with a stream of blue - black words. when poets and idlers talk of the pleasure of writing, they mean the pleasure of getting a piece at the printers, with an old nib a tedious business. they do not mean (as i do) the pleasure of seeing beauty snap - xs and sinuous ss glow beneath this steel. anybody else writing this article might wonder will my select the correct answer. which detail best shapes the authors idea about why writing is enjoyable? a. \in the ordinary way, when shakespeare writes a tragedy, or mr. blank gives you one of his charming little essays, a certain amount of thought goes on before pen is put to paper.\ (paragraph 2) b. \on one such occasion i left it to fate, which decided, by means of a dictionary opened at random, that i should myself of a few thoughts about goldfish.\ (paragraph 1) c. \i remember on one first of january receiving an anonymous postcard wishing me a happy new year, and suggesting that i should give the compositors a happy new year also by writing more generously.\ (paragraph 3) d. \for it was enough for me this morning just to write; with spring coming in through the open windows and my good canadian quilt in my hand, i could have copied out a directory.\ (paragraph 5)

Explanation:

The author finds writing enjoyable when they are in a pleasant state - with spring coming in through open windows and a good Canadian quilt in hand, they feel content just to write. Option D captures this positive and enjoyable aspect of the writing experience. Options A and B focus on the struggle to find a subject, and option C is about a post - card prompt rather than the pure enjoyment of writing.

Answer:

D. "For it was enough for me this morning just to write; with spring coming in through the open windows and my good Canadian quilt in my hand, I could have copied out a directory." (paragraph 5)