Read lines 33- 37 of the poem “A Servant to Servants” and answer the question.


Our Willoughby! How did you hear of it?

I expect, though, everyone’s heard of it.

In a book about ferns? Listen to that!

You let things more like feathers regulate

Your going and coming….


As the speaker asks her guests how they found Willoughby, the lake becomes an ironic symbol for _____.



the sense of beauty that her existence exposes her to daily

the freedom that she lacks yet chats openly about to others

her reflection because it serves as an obscure contrast

her life because it is so dependent on outside forces