Question 78
HardOriginal 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.
"And sore must be the storm / That could abash the little bird" means that
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
"Sore must be the storm" means the storm would have to be very severe.
Only such a storm could "abash", or silence, the little bird. So hope is silenced only by the very worst troubles.
Worth noting
The lines say how rare it is for hope to be silenced, not that it happens often.
- Concept
- Unpacking a line with an unusual word order
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