Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
The three stanzas differ as ________________.

• A. the first is directed at nature, the second at the soul, and the third at angels
• B. the first speaks of dying, the second speaks of the loss of sense, and the third speaks of life after death
• C. the first stanza describes death as purely painful, the second describes the loss of sense, and the third describes angels
• D. the speaker of the first stanza is mortal, the speaker of the second is angelic, and the speaker of the third is death
• E. the first stanza welcomes death, the second stanza taunts it, and the third stanza reluctantly accepts it

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

the first speaks of dying, the second speaks of the loss of sense, and the third speaks of life after death

Here, only option B can be the answer to the given question: it is the only option that states the correct differences between all three stanzas. The first stanza talks about death "Quit, O quit this mortal frame"; the second stanza talks about a loss of the senses, "Steals my senses, shuts my sight" and the third stanza talks about a life after death as when the author mentions "O Death! Where is thy sting?" we realize that the poet has already died.