Question

Read the excerpt from "A Defence of Poetry.”

Poetry turns all things to loveliness; it exalts the beauty of that which is most beautiful, and it adds beauty to that which is most deformed; it marries exultation and horror, grief and pleasure, eternity and change; it subdues to union under its light yoke, all irreconcilable things. It transmutes all that it touches, and every form moving within the radiance of its presence is changed by wondrous sympathy to an incarnation of the spirit which it breathes: its secret alchemy turns to potable gold the poisonous waters which flow from death through life; it strips the veil of familiarity from the world, and lays bare the naked and sleeping beauty, which is the spirit of its forms.


This excerpt best expresses the central idea that poetry can _______ all topics.

A. elevate
B. expose
C. subdue
D. explain

Answer 1

A. elevate

Step-by-step explanation:

This entire passage explains how "poetry turns all things to loveliness". The speaker describes how poetry can make everything seem bigger and better than it actually is. It compares poetry to "alchemy" as though it's magic that transforms its subject.

Answer 2

The answer is A elevate all the topics.