Read: "I wept for the mountain, grey and bare / and cursed the sky. / Then the cloud broke: sunlight fell like coins on the stones, / and I laughed." What shift occurs?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A turn from grief to joy, signalled by "Then" and by the image of sunlight falling like coins
- Step 1: The opening lines show weeping and cursing. Step 2. After "Then the cloud broke" the speaker laughs, so there is a volta from sorrow to joy. Answer: a turn from grief to joy. Why not the others: the order is not reversed, and the tone clearly changes.
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