Question

In "To His Excellency George Washington," which line from the poem most strongly supports how the speaker creates a sense of Columbia?

A. “See mother earth her offspring’s fate bemoan,”


B. “In bright array they seek the work of war,”


C. “Enwrapp’d in tempest and a night of storms;”


D. “While round increase the rising hills of dead.”

Answer 1

I believe the answer to be (A), because its use of poetic language provides the most vivid and clear picture.