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Read the excerpt below from the poem “I Knew a Woman” by Theodore Roethke and answer the question that follows.



Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:
I’m martyr to a motion not my own;
What’s freedom for? To know eternity.
I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.
But who would count eternity in days?
These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:
(I measure time by how a body sways).

Source: Roethke, Theodore. “I Knew a Woman.” The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. New York: Random House Inc., 1961. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011.



Which excerpt is a simile that indicates a thoughtful mood?

“Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:”
“(I measure time by how a body sways).”
“These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:”
“I swear she cast a shadow white as stone

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The excerpt that is a simile that indicates a thoughtful mood is “I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.

What is a mood in  “I Knew a Woman.” ?

Mood  is known to be a term that is often used in music and this is seen as the total or overall feeling that the song or a person has in regards to  music that makes them  to feel.

Note that based on the except, a thoughtful mood is known to be one that is nice and has been thought through before it is expressed.

The thoughtful mood such as “I swear she cast a shadow white as stone as shown in the fourth (4) line shows that  he recounted the epiphany that he had seen while he was reading the poem.

Hence, The excerpt that is a simile that indicates a thoughtful mood is “I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.

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