Question

Read the poem "Heat" by H.D. in Explorations in Literature.

How do the words "O wind, rend open the heat" in the first stanza affect the mood of the poem?


They suggest that the heat is stifling, giving the poem an oppressive mood.


They suggest something being torn apart, giving the poem a foreboding mood.


They suggest the fierceness of the wind, giving the poem a harsh mood.


They suggest that the wind will bring relief, giving the poem a contented mood.

Answer 1

"They suggest that the heat is stifling, giving the poem an oppressive mood".

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Answer 2

The first answer is correct: "They suggest that the heat is stifling, giving the poem an oppressive mood".

The author begins the poem with the sentence cited above. The use of the expression "rend open" plus the use of the imperative mode, suggest some sort of desperation caused by the heat. That is why the author prays for wind (an unbeatable natural force) to come and defeat heat, ending the suffering.