Question

Based on the excerpt, what is the meaning of the word inscrutable? A. unavoidable B. unpleasant C. hopeless D. foreseeable E. mysterious 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 poet's voice the voice of the fourth person singular the voice of the inscrutable future the voice of the people mixed with a wild soft laughter— And give us new dreams to dream, Give us new myths to live by!

Answer 1

The answer is "E. Mysterious" Have a great day!!!1

Answer 2

The answer is E: mysterious.

In this passage from the Beat poet, Ferlinghetti, he is writing about the greatness of ancient Greece, their knowledge and their symbols that, to this day, still speak to us, human beings, from the depths of their history and tradition, in the voice of the poets that live with us and that, from that history and that inspiration, shine a light on humanity so that it can keep growing and moving towards a mysterious and inscrutable future that the poets envision as if it was a matter of divination.