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passage 2: eurydice by willa cather a bitter doom they did upon her place: she might not touch his hand nor see his face the while he led her up from death and dream into his world of bright arcadian streams. for all of him she yearned to touch and see, only the sweet ghost of his melody; for all of him she yearned to have and hold, only the wraith of song, sweet, sweet and cold with only song to stop her ears by day and hold above her frozen heart alway, and strain within her arms and glad her sight, with only song to feed her lips by night, to lay within her bosom only song— sweetheart! the way from hell’s so long, so lo 23 sandino suarez, milagros read these lines from passage 2. “with only song to stop her ears by day and hold above her frozen heart alway,” (lines 9 - 10) how does the figurative language in these lines add to the poem’s meaning? a it describes the pain that eurydice feels. b it creates a clear image of eurydice’s appearance. c it contrasts eurydice’s fear with orpheus’s courage. d it compares eurydice’s and orpheus’s love for each other.

Explanation:

The lines "With only song to stop her ears by day And hold above her frozen heart alway" use figurative language to convey the emotional state of Eurydice. The "frozen heart" and reliance on song suggest her pain and longing as she is not allowed to touch or see the one she desires. It doesn't create an image of her appearance, contrast her fear with Orpheus's courage, or compare their love. It focuses on her pain.

Answer:

A. It describes the pain that Eurydice feels.