To Autumn: Which line describes the day's end?

• A. The morning light grows pale
• B. The evening grows still
• C. The day ends with a flourish
• D. Soft-dying day

Answer: (D)

The line is about how Keats shows the day fading away. In To Autumn, the poet moves through the day’s passage, and the moment of dusk is captured with a gentle, fading light. The exact phrase soft-dying day speaks directly to the end of the day, using both “soft” to convey calmness and “dying” to signal the daylight’s end. It fits Autumn’s overall mood of gradual, tranquil completion rather than drama or a new beginning.

So the best choice isn’t about morning imagery or a dramatic finale; it’s the line that names the day’s end in a soft, fading way, matching the poem’s tone and timing.