Question

Read the first stanza of Wallace Stevens's 'The Anecdote of the Jar' below:
I placed a jar in Tennessee,
And round it was, upon a hill.
It made the slovenly wilderness
Surround that hill.
Which of these is the best paraphrase of the stanza?
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A. When I placed a jar outside in Tennessee, it seemed to dominate
all of nature.
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B. The round jar I put on a hill looked strange amidst the wildness of
nature
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C. I put a round jar on a hill in Tennessee, and the jar made the
wilderness surround it.
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D. I placed a jar on a round, wilderness-covered hill in Tennessee.

Answer 1

Answer:

• Option-(C):

I put a round jar on a hill in Tennessee, and the jar made the  wilderness surround it.

Explanation:

• Paraphrase of the stanza:

In the poem written by Wallace Stevens's "The Anecdote of the Jar". The poet describes the whole scene of him placing the round jar on a certain point on a hill in the state of Tennessee,United States. As he describes it in a very unique way that the jar was surrounded by the wilderness of the environment.

As, there was something special about placing the material or object in the a place surrounded by the factors of nature. While, it is very obvious for any author, philosopher or any person related to arts to think in a more creative way.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. I put a round jar on a hill in Tennessee, and the jar made the wilderness surround it.

Explanation: