Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
In line 18632, "This traverse" refers metaphorically to ________________.

• A. the journey across the river of life
• B. the path toward wisdom
• C. getting lost in a book
• D. the process of education
• E. the inevitability of old age

Answer 1

The correct option is C getting lost in a book

The starting lines of the poem state that by reading a poem we could travel to distant lands faster than we can by any other means. In this context, 'traverse' implies getting lost in a book and not any of the other choices that the question offers. Option C is our answer.