Arrange the chronological sequence in which the following poems of Louis McNeice were published:
A) “Sunday Morning”
B) “Bagpipe Music”
C) “Star-Gazer”
D) “Entirely”
E) “Prayer Before Birth”
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A, B, D, E, C.

To arrange the poems of Louis MacNeice in their chronological order of publication, we can trace the specific poetry volumes in which they first appeared:
1. A) “Sunday Morning” (1935): This poem was published in MacNeice's breakthrough collection titled Poems in 1935.
2. B) “Bagpipe Music” (1938): One of MacNeice's most famous and rhythmically dynamic poems, it was published in the collection The Earth Compels in 1938.
3. D) “Entirely” (1941): This reflective poem was published in the volume Plant and Phantom in 1941.
4. E) “Prayer Before Birth” (1944): Written during the Second World War, this powerful dramatic monologue was published in the collection Springboard in 1944.
5. C) “Star-Gazer” (1963): This late poem was published posthumously in MacNeice's final collection, The Burning Perch, in 1963.

Thus, comparing the publication years:
1935 (A) → 1938 (B) → 1941 (D) → 1944 (E) → 1963 (C)

This matches the sequence A, B, D, E, C.