Question

What kind of learning does Shelley wish for in the closing lines of the poem?

• A. Religious training
• B. Scientific knowledge
• C. Poetic insight and emotional gladness
• D. Military tactics

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Poetic insight and emotional gladness

Shelley asks the skylark to teach him even half the joy it knows, imagining that such knowledge would allow him to compose songs that would capture the world’s attention.