The Second Coming Commonlit
- How do lines 1-2 contribute to the themes of the poem?
AThey describe a falcon "turning and turning,"
suggesting that time is cyclical and humanity is stuck in
this loop.
BThey describe a falcon circling into a "widening
gyre," suggesting the world has become a bigger, scarier
place.
CThey describe a falcon circling in the air, free of its
master, suggesting that humanity can no longer control
the wild nor the environment.
DThey describe a falcon circling a "widening gyre,"
unable to find its master, suggesting that humanity is lost
and the world has fallen into chaos.
AThey describe a falcon "turning and turning,"
this loop.
BThey describe a falcon circling into a "widening
place.
CThey describe a falcon circling in the air, free of its
the wild nor the environment.
DThey describe a falcon circling a "widening gyre,"
and the world has fallen into chaos.