1     She is as in a field a silken tent

2     At midday when a sunny summer breeze

3     Has dried the dew and all its ropes relent,

4     So that in guys it gently sways at ease,

5     And its supporting central cedar pole,

6     That is its pinnacle to heavenward

7     And signifies the sureness of the soul,

8     Seems to owe naught to any single cord,

9     But strictly held by none, is loosely bound

10   By countless silken ties of love and thought

11   To everything on earth the compass round,

12   And only by one's going slightly taut

13   In the capriciousness of summer air

A.  abba abba cde cde        B.  abab cdcd efef gg

C.  abcd abcd efef gg          D.  abab bcbc dede ff

9.  The rhyme of breeze and ease early in the poem suggests that the

A.  cool wind decreases her suffering
B.  spider web withstands weather easily
C.  swaying tent will probably fall
D.  woman feels no sense of being tied down as she handles the loving concerns of her life

10.  The rhyme of naught in line 8 with thought in line 10 and taut in line 12 gives the impression that

A.  one "guywire" reminds her of a duty

B.  the images since seems in line 8 are all connected

C.  the nothing apparently owed is balanced by the countless ties