Question 77
MediumOriginal questionHope is the thing with feathers
That in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I’ve heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in ,
It asked a of me.
What does "And never stops at all" suggest about hope?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The bird sings "the tune without the words" and "never stops at all".
The next stanza says it is "sweetest in the gale", so hope carries on even when things are hardest.
Worth noting
"Sweetest in the gale" rules out a bird that sings only in good weather.
- Concept
- Interpreting a line about an abstract idea
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