Which statement best describes the effect of bishop's description of the setting in "sestina"?
a. the rain adds levity to the poem, as it the flowers grow.
b. the rain and dark skies fill the poem with a sense of foreboding.
c. the autumn rain makes everything in the poem feel fresh and alive.
d. the autumn rain makes the entire house feel magical and dreamlike.

C. The autumn rain makes everything in the poem feel fresh and alive.  

Explanation:

Elizabeth Bishop's Sestina catches a scene of family vulnerability and focuses on the connection between the old grandma, the youngster and the unavoidable move of time. There is a hidden sentiment of trouble. Something has happened that is portentous and secretive.  

It's September, it's down-pouring. A grandma and a tyke sit in the kitchen of their home as the light blurs. A basic enough begin to this poem yet as it advances, this comfortable household scene starts to change fit in shape and tone. All isn't what it seems.

after the signature of the treaty of versailles in june 1919, germany lost nearly 25,000 square miles and a population of 7 million people. these territories included eupen-malmedy area and moresnet which were ceded to belgium. regarding relations with france, germany ceded the sovereignty of the saar coal mines to this country, as well as the provinces of alsace-lorraine.

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