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9The following text is from Susan Coolidge’s poem “Hope and I.” In this poem, the speaker portrays “hope” as a living being.    Hope stood one morning by the way,    And stretched her fair right hand to me,    And softly whispered, "For this day    I'll company with thee."    "Ah, no, dear Hope," I sighing said;    "Oft have you joined me in the morn,    But when the evening came, you fled    And left me all forlorn.    "'Tis better I should walk alone    Than have your company awhile,    And then to lose it, and go on    For weary mile on mile,"    She turned, rebuked. I went my way,    But sad the sunshine seemed, and chill;    I missed her, missed her all the day,    And O, I miss her still.9 Mark For Review9According to the text, why does the speaker refuse Hope’s company? A) She believes that hope without reason is never justified. B) In the past she suffered when she had, and then lost, hope.C) It is better to have hope in the morning than in the evening.D) Hope will eventually make the speaker weary as she walks.

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9The following text is from Susan Coolidge’s poem “Hope and I.” In this poem, the speaker portrays “hope” as a living being.    Hope stood one morning by the way,    And stretched her fair right hand to me,    And softly whispered, "For this day    I'll company with thee."    "Ah, no, dear Hope," I sighing said;    "Oft have you joined me in the morn,    But when the evening came, you fled    And left me all forlorn.    "'Tis better I should walk alone    Than have your company awhile,    And then to lose it, and go on    For weary mile on mile,"    She turned, rebuked. I went my way,    But sad the sunshine seemed, and chill;    I missed her, missed her all the day,    And O, I miss her still.9 Mark For Review9According to the text, why does the speaker refuse Hope’s company? A) She believes that hope without reason is never justified. B) In the past she suffered when she had, and then lost, hope.C) It is better to have hope in the morning than in the evening.D) Hope will eventually make the speaker weary as she walks.

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The speaker refuses Hope's company because of option B) In the past she suffered when she had, and then lost, hope. The speaker mentions that Hope often joined her in the morning but fled by evening, leaving her feeling forlorn. This suggests that the speaker has experienced the pain of losing hope and would rather not have it at all than to lose it again.

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In "Hope is a thing with feathers," the speaker defines Hope.       It is a singing bird that perches in the soul.       It has the ability to do all of the following EXCEPT:       Group of answer choicesIt liberates us from despair and gives us strength to move on despite obstacles and adversity.It honors the human capacity for steadfast, never-ending Hope.Hope empowers us, and, in return, demands not a crumb from us.At times, Hope can sing out of tune and step a bit backwards," but Hope eventually finds the right path forward.It's tune can be heard worldwide in "the chillest land and on the strangest Sea."

Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all,And sweetest in the gale is heard;And sore must be the stormThat could abash the little birdThat kept so many warm.I've heard it in the chillest land,And on the strangest sea;Yet, never, in extremity,It asked a crumb of me.5Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu. How does Dickinson use syntax to develop the theme and mood?Dickinson in order to .

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