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Read these lines from the poem.
Hope is important and helpful in times of pain, sorrow, or difficulty.
Which lines from the poem best supports this statement?
Lines 1-2
Lines 3-4
Lines 5-8
Lines 11-12
Read these lines from the poem
And sore must be the storm that could abash the little bird that 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.
These lines from the poem suggest that the poet feels that -
Hope can be far away and hard to find.
Hope never asks for anything in return and is always there.
Hope tense and intolerant with nothing to give.
Not everyone has hope.
The poet uses lines 1 through 4 to establish that -
Hope is an impossibility
Hope is steadfast
Hope is irresolute
Hope is tedious
The author uses figurative language in lines 5 and 6 in order to —
Explain inclimate weather
Show serene times
Illustrate hard of painful times
Convey the purpose of writing the poem
In line 3, the poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words" to -
emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt
suggest that people are usually unable recognize the feeling of hope
point out that it is very difficult for people to express whether they feel hopeful or not
indicate that people who are always hopeful are also often forgetful
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