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Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine-and-fifty swans. The nineteenth autumn has come upon me Since I first made my count ... In what way do the swans in "The Wild Swans at Coole" by William Butler Yeats represent eternity?

A. They return every year.

B. They are beautiful.

C. They are white.

D. They fly away.

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Siena Duke

27 December, 01:35

Read the excerpt.

Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine-and-fifty swans. The nineteenth autumn has come upon me Since I first made my count ... In what way do the swans in "The Wild Swans at Coole" by William Butler Yeats represent eternity?

A. They return every year.

B. They are beautiful.

C. They are white.

D. They fly away.

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Noelle Hayes · Answer 1

option d: they fly away

Explanation:

The speaker in the poem stated that he will "awake some day / To find they have flown away?. this flight represent for him the loss of youth

The run-on lines shows movement and reflect the swans' flight. They form a ring - a symbol of eternity - may shows this reminds the author that while he might change, the swans remain the same, and even make the same patterns in the sky every year.