The voice I hear this passing night was heard

In ancient days by emperor and clown:

Perhaps the selfsame song that found a path

Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home,

She stood in tears amid the alien corn;


What is the main idea of these lines from Verse II of “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats?

AThe bird’s song is like mortals; it will die.

BThe bird’s song has been heard throughout the ages.

CRuth is crying because she cannot hear the bird’s song.

DThe voice the speaker is hearing is not actually the bird singing but his own thoughts.