Arrange the following poems of Louis MacNeice in chronological order:
- A. 'Sunday Morning'
- B. 'Bagpipe Music'
- C. 'Star-gazer'
- D. 'Entirely'
- E. 'Prayer Before Birth'
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Correct answer: A. A, B, D, E, C
Explanation
'Sunday Morning' (1933; Poems 1935) → 'Bagpipe Music' (1937; The Earth Compels, 1938) → 'Entirely' (1940; Plant and Phantom, 1941) → 'Prayer Before Birth' (1944; Springboard) → 'Star-gazer' (1963; The Burning Perch).
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