Although both "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" and "On the
Beach at Night" are about the stars, they differ in setting. Which
statement best gives the difference of setting between the two poems?
A)
Neither poem differs from the other significantly in
point of view or setting.
The first poem has a third-person point of view, while
the second poem has a first-person point of view.
C
The first poem tells the story of a pretentious
professor, while the speaker in the second poem
reacts to his daughter's tears.
The speaker in the first poem is reacting to an
academic professor, while the second poem tells the
story of a father and daughter.