Question

What does the phrase "mere anarchy" suggest in stanza one of "The Second Coming"?

A. the possibility for turmoil
B. a disregard for order
C. a pure state of lawlessness
D. the threat of revolution

Answer 1

I think the correct answer is A.

Answer 2

C. a pure state of lawlessness

Step-by-step explanation:

In the poem The Second Coming, composed by William Butler Yeats, In the main stanza, he composes that Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world". The phrase, "Mere anarchy" proposes an pure state of lawlessness.

The word, 'anarchy' itself implies a condition of turmoil brought about by the non appearance of power, or refusal to perceive established authority.