Question 79
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.
According to the last stanza, what has hope asked of the poet?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The last lines say: "Yet, never, in extremity, / It asked a crumb of me."
Even in the worst times, hope asked for nothing in return.
Worth noting
A bird might be expected to need food, which is why the poem mentions a crumb. The point is that hope gives without taking.
- Concept
- Reading a statement made in the negative
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