Read these lines from the poem. Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows. He was always cold, but the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell; How do these lines evoke a sense of time and place in which this poem is set? A The phrases "the land of gold" and "like a spell" evoke a sense of excitement, indicating that the poem is set in a faraway, mythical place.

B The mention of "to roam" and "'round the Pole" suggest that the poem takes place during a man's journey around the country. C The phrases "left his home in the South" and "was always cold" suggest that this poem takes place in an extremely cold climate in a northern state, such as Minnesota.

D The mention of "'round the Pole" and "the land of gold" indicates that the poem takes place during the gold rush in the Yukon territory in the late 1800s.