Twelve o'clock.
along the reaches of the street
held in a lunar synthesis,
whispering lunar incantations
dissolve the floors of memory
and all its clear relations,
its divisions and precisions,
every street-lamp that i pass
beats like a fatalistic drum,
and through the spaces of the dark
midnight shakes the memory
as a madman shakes a dead geranium.

what does this excerpt from the poem describe?
a)a thought-provoking walk at night
b)a ring of street lights surrounding a park
c)a lunar eclipse
d)a party held at midnight

The correct answer is option A.

Explanation:

This excerpt of the poem Rhapsody on a Windy Night describes how the speaker is wandering the street at night. Reflecting on what he observes, and on his own thoughts.

It is a poem that encourages the speaker to investigate the mind and memory while taking a night walk to reflect.

when reagan refers to freedom in this passage, he uses repetition as a rhetorical device. repetition is when the same words or phrases are repeated few times to make an idea stronger and more unforgettable. in this case, when he talks about freedom, he starts the sentence whit this word followed by a verb in present simple and after an advantage of being free.

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