Question

The speaker in “The Wild Swans at Coole” attributes human qualities to the swans. Which sentence digresses furthest from this topic? The speaker says that it has been 19 years since he first saw the swans. The speaker says that the swans are still “unwearied” by love. “Passion or conquest,” the speaker says of the swans, “attend upon them still.” The speaker claims that the swans’ hearts have not grown old.

Answer 1

A) The speaker says that it has been 19 years since he first saw the swans

This sentence implies no human qualities to swans whatsoever.

The other sentences give human qualities to swans, but this one does not.

Answer 2

Based on the given lines above about "The Wild Swans at Coole" which talks about the attributes of human qualities to the swans, the sentence that disgresses furthest from this topic is: The speaker says it has been 19 years since he first saw the swans. This sentence deviates from the topic which is attributing human qualities to the swans.