Read the excerpt below from the poem “I Knew a Woman” by Theodore Roethke and answer the question that follows.



She played it quick, she played it light and loose;
My eyes, they dazzled at her flowing knees;
Her several parts could keep a pure repose,
Or one hip quiver with a mobile nose
(She moved in circles, and those circles moved).

Source: Roethke, Theodore. “I Knew a Woman.” The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. New York: Random House Inc., 1961. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011.



Which of the following images from the excerpt indicates an exhilarated mood?

I. “She played it quick, she played it light and loose;”

II. “My eyes, they dazzled at her flowing knees;”

III. “(She moved in circles, and those circles moved).”

I only
II only
I and III
I, II, and III