ISEE Reading Question 261: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 261
2. This poem is written from the point of view of
- A. a frightened child
- B. a disinterested adult
- C. a sympathetic outside observer
- D. a sad observer of a transformation
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
D is correct. The narrator of this poem is clearly an adult returning to a scene of his youth and feeling a sense of sadness at the transformation he observes. Old friends are “estranged,” the sun is “not the sun that used to be,” and the tides are “not the tides that used to run.” Choice A is incorrect because the narrator is an adult, not a child. Choice B is incorrect because the narrator is not indifferent to what he sees. Choice C is incorrect because the narrator is not an outside observer, as evidenced by the use of the pronoun “I” throughout.