Which work is attributed to Sidney Lanier?

Which work is attributed to Sidney Lanier?

• A. Song of the Chattahoochee
• B. The Thread That Runs So True
• C. Thanatopsis
• D. A Rescue

Answer: (A)

Identifying Sidney Lanier’s work relies on his distinctive blend of nature imagery and musical, flowing verse. The Song of the Chattahoochee is his signature lyric, celebrating the Chattahoochee River with a rhythm and imagery that reflect his Southern landscape focus and musical style. That combination makes it clearly a Lanier poem. By contrast, Thanatopsis is a well-known poem by William Cullen Bryant, and the other two titles belong to writers other than Lanier, so they don’t fit his body of work.

Identifying Sidney Lanier’s work relies on his distinctive blend of nature imagery and musical, flowing verse. The Song of the Chattahoochee is his signature lyric, celebrating the Chattahoochee River with a rhythm and imagery that reflect his Southern landscape focus and musical style. That combination makes it clearly a Lanier poem. By contrast, Thanatopsis is a well-known poem by William Cullen Bryant, and the other two titles belong to writers other than Lanier, so they don’t fit his body of work.