Author Question: In stanza four, the procession of thought turns in a new direction. What additional insight occurs ... (Read 53 times)

jlmhmf · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

In stanza four, the procession of thought turns in a new direction. What additional insight occurs to the poet?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Comment on the word hearkens, line 31.

What will be an ideal response?

sarah_brady415 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

That the urn, whose world had seemed perfect, is in some ways limited and desolate. The altar cannot be reached nor sacrifice fulfilled, nor can the unseen little town ever be returned to.

Answer to Question 2

As a draftsmans compass will illustrate, the fixed central foot leans forward when the compass is extended, as if, in Donnes comparison, eager for its mates return.