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To the Oracle at Delphi
by
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (excerpt)
O long-silent Sybil,
you of the inged dreams,
Speak out from your temple of light
as the serious constellations
with Greek names
still stare down on us
as a lighthouse moves its megaphone
over the sea
Speak out and shine upon us
the sea-light of Greece
the diamond light of Greece
Far-seeing Sybil, forever hidden,
Come out of your cave at last
And speak to us in the poet's Jice
the voice of the fourth person singular
the voice of the inscrutable future
the voice of the people mixed
with a wild soft laughter-
And give us new dreams to dream,
Give us new myths to live by!
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Select the correct answer.
In ancient Greece, the Sybil, or Oracle of Delphi, was famous for her poesying. What does the speaker in this poem wish for the Oracle to accomplish in American socie
O A.
The speaker yearns for the Oracle to make America into a true democracy.
O B. The speaker yearns for the Oracle to model American so iety on Walt Whitman's poetry.
OC. The speaker yearns for the Oracle to suspend technological advancements in America.
O D.
The speaker years for the Oracle to stop staring at and judging American society.
COE. The speaker yearns for the Oracle to help elevate American society to a greater calling.
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