2. Which line or lines from the poem best signals the change the speaker has notice in himself since he moved to the country?
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A. "I have lost the urban ways."
B. "Sloping lawns of green are mine..."
C. "Long forgotten plants I know..."
D. "Mine the songis the sigh of summer rain.
Hint: Which phrase points out how life in the country has changed him?
3. Explain how the speaker uses both connotative and figurative language to show how he
likes the country more than the city. Include at least two examples from the poem to support
your response.