Which of the following are correct ? a. In Stanza II of Adonais by Shelley the “Mighty Mother” is…
Urania is the grieving mother figure in Adonais, whose dead son represents Keats, and a dramatic monologue presents the speech of an individual speaker distinct from the…
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Which of the following are correct ?
a. In Stanza II of Adonais by Shelley the “Mighty Mother” is Urania and “Son” refers to Keats.
b. In these lines from Dryden’s “Absalom and Achitophel”
“A man so various that he seem’d to be
Not one, but all Mankind’s Epitome”
“he” refers to Titus Oates.
c. In a dramatic monologue, a single person, not the poet, utters the speech.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
Urania is the grieving mother figure in Adonais, whose dead son represents Keats, and a dramatic monologue presents the speech of an individual speaker distinct from the poet. Dryden’s description of a man of many inconsistent qualities refers to Zimri, representing the Duke of Buckingham, rather than Titus Oates.
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