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by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (excerpt)O long-silent Sybil,you of the winged dreams, Speak out from your temple of light as the serious constellations with Greek names still stare down on us as a lighthouse moves its megaphone over the sea Speak out and shine upon us the sea-light of Greece the diamond light of GreeceFar-seeing Sybil, forever hidden, Come out of your cave at last And speak to us in the poet's voice the voice of the fourth person singular the voice of the inscrutable futurethe voice of the people mixedwith a wild soft laughter—And give us new dreams to dream, Give us new myths to live by!13Select the correct answer.Based on the excerpt from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem "To the Oracle at Delphi," what does the Oracle symbolize? A. mythology B. superstition C. equality D. dreams E. poetry

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by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (excerpt)O long-silent Sybil,you of the winged dreams, Speak out from your temple of light as the serious constellations with Greek names still stare down on us as a lighthouse moves its megaphone over the sea Speak out and shine upon us the sea-light of Greece the diamond light of GreeceFar-seeing Sybil, forever hidden, Come out of your cave at last And speak to us in the poet's voice the voice of the fourth person singular the voice of the inscrutable futurethe voice of the people mixedwith a wild soft laughter—And give us new dreams to dream, Give us new myths to live by!13Select the correct answer.Based on the excerpt from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem "To the Oracle at Delphi," what does the Oracle symbolize? A. mythology B. superstition C. equality D. dreams E. poetry

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Based on the excerpt from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem "To the Oracle at Delphi," the Oracle seems to symbolize poetry. The speaker asks the Oracle to "speak to us in the poet's voice" and to give "new dreams to dream," which could be interpreted as asking for new inspiration or new poetic ideas. Therefore, the answer is E. Poetry.

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