Question

Read the following stanza and answer the question that follows: Invisible atoms coming together
Revealing themselves in visible forms.
Seeds are hugged by the earth
Which renders them as gardens in bloom.
And yonder stars, are they not pearls
Floating on teeming seas?
Scattered, yet strung together in orderly constellations
Love binding them to one another
And each is perpetually seeking its like?
Which of the following options best captures the spirit of the above stanza?

• A. Stars and seas are similar.
• B. All rivers flow into the ocean.
• C. United we stand, divided we fall.
• D. Love dissolves all religious differences.
• E. Something invisible binds disparate objects.

Hint:

When analyzing poetry, look for recurring imagery — here "atoms," "seeds," and "stars." The unifying theme across them reveals the deeper meaning, which is often more abstract and universal than the literal comparisons.

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

The stanza uses imagery of atoms, seeds, and stars to show how apparently scattered or invisible entities are bound together by an unseen yet powerful force. Atoms combine to form visible forms, seeds are embraced by the earth to grow into gardens, and stars are scattered yet organized in constellations. In each case, there is an invisible principle — often described as love or attraction — that unites disparate elements into harmonious wholes.

Option A: "Stars and seas are similar."
This is a surface-level observation. While the stanza does compare stars to pearls on the sea, the deeper message is about unity, not similarity.

Option B: "All rivers flow into the ocean."
This implies a metaphor of convergence, but the stanza’s emphasis is on invisible bonds rather than destination.

Option C: "United we stand, divided we fall."
This proverb stresses human unity in society or politics, but it does not capture the spiritual and cosmic binding force the stanza emphasizes.

Option D: "Love dissolves all religious differences."
Although love is mentioned, the stanza is not about religion specifically, but rather about universal connections in nature and existence.

Option E: "Something invisible binds disparate objects."
This is correct. The stanza’s central theme is that invisible forces (love, attraction, natural harmony) connect everything in existence — atoms, seeds, and stars — showing unity in diversity.

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