Question

What idea is emphasized in the lines comparing the skylark’s music to spring showers and flowers?

• A. Nature is filled with chaos
• B. Spring is more important than poetry
• C. Even the most joyful natural sounds are inferior to the skylark’s
• D. Rainfall represents death

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Even the most joyful natural sounds are inferior to the skylark’s

Shelley lists cheerful natural sounds but ultimately claims that the skylark’s music surpasses “all that ever was / Joyous, and clear, and fresh,” reinforcing its sublime nature​.