Which of the following natural forces "speaks" in the culminating passage of T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" ?
Correct answer: D. Thunder
- A. An avalanche
- B. Rapids
- C. The west wind
- D. Thunder
Explanation
The culminating section is titled “What the Thunder Said,” and thunder provides the natural voice that introduces the Sanskrit commands “Datta, Dayadhvam, Damyata.” The answer is therefore thunder, not an avalanche, rapids, or the west wind.
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