John Donne · English Literature

The poem 'Twicknam Garden' uses which of the following to express the speaker's sorrow?

  1. The presence of a lurking serpent coiled in the summer grass
  2. The mocking song of a nightingale perched overhead
  3. His grief blighting the garden, turning its spring into winter
  4. A dry fountain that has suddenly and inexplicably run out
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Correct answer: His grief blighting the garden, turning its spring into winter

The speaker brings his 'self-traitor' mind into the garden, effectively 'benighting' the spring. He wishes to become a 'senseless piece of architecture' or a 'stone fountain' to escape the pain of unrequited love.

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