Read the lines below and answer the question:
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I have drunk
The mood of the poet is that of
- anger
- apathy
- drunkenness
-
sadness
The correct answer is: D
Explanation
The opening lines of John Keats' Ode to a Nightingale express melancholy and deep sadness. The poet describes his heart aching and feeling a drowsy numbness, which suggests sorrow and emotional exhaustion. He also compares his state to having drunk hemlock, a poison associated with death, reinforcing the idea of sadness and despair.