Question 80
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.
The poet's attitude towards hope is best described as
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
She calls its song "sweetest", says it "kept so many warm", and notes that it asked nothing of her.
The poem praises hope with warmth and thanks.
Worth noting
Nothing in the poem questions hope; every line speaks of it with admiration.
- Concept
- Identifying a poet's attitude
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
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