Read lines 1-4 of the poem:

If you were coming in the fall,

I'd brush the summer by

With half a smile and half a spurn,

As housewives do a fly.

Question:

What can you conclude from these lines about the speaker's attitude toward summer and the addressee? (The addressee is the person to whom the speaker is addressing the poem.)

A) The addressee is more important to the speaker than summer is.

B) Summer and the addressee are less important to the speaker than a fly is.

C) Summer and the addressee are equally important to the speaker.

D) The addressee is less important to the speaker than summer is.

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12 December, 21:39

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Christine Morrison · Answer 1

it's A

Explanation:

the poet is saying that they would rush summer by if the addressee was coming in fall