The Second Coming Commonlit
1. How do lines 1-2 contribute to the themes of the poem?
A. They describe a falcon "turning and turning,"
suggesting that time is cyclical and humanity is stuck in
this loop.
B. They describe a falcon circling into a "widening
gyre," suggesting the world has become a bigger, scarier
place.
C. They describe a falcon circling in the air, free of its
master, suggesting that humanity can no longer control
the wild nor the environment.
D. They describe a falcon circling a "widening gyre,"
unable to find its master, suggesting that humanity is lost
and the world has fallen into chaos.