Question

How does the first stanza of "Mutability” reflect the idea expressed in this excerpt from "A Defence of Poetry”?

Answer 1

Answer:

• It demonstrates poetry’s ability to “arrest the vanishing apparitions” of life by preserving an image of a fleeting moment in time.

Explanation:

The first stanza of Mutability reflects the idea expressed in the excerpt of “A Defense of Poetry” because it demonstrates poetry´s ability to “arrest the vanishing apparitions” of life by preserving an image of a fleeting moment in time.  

Mutability was a poem composed by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The sonnet is a piece of a collection called "Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude; And Other Poems". The selection is taken from "A Defense of Poetry", a paper composed by Shelley in 1821.

Answer 2

The answer is "C. It demonstrates poetry’s ability to “arrest the vanishing apparitions” of life by preserving an image of a fleeting moment in time."
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