Question 5
MediumOriginal questionLightly, O lightly we bear her along,
She like a flower in the wind of our song;
She like a bird on the foam of a stream,
She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream.
Gaily, O gaily we and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
Softly, O softly we bear her along,
She hangs like a star in the dew of our song;
She springs like a on the of the tide,
She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride.
Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
The mood of the poem is best described as
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The bearers sing "gaily", and their repeated lines ("Lightly, O lightly") have the swing of a song.
The images are soft and happy: flowers, a laugh, a pearl, a star.
Worth noting
One line compares her to "a tear from the eyes of a bride", but a bride's tear is tender, not hopeless. One image does not change the whole poem's mood.
- Concept
- Identifying the mood of a poem
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
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