Question

Read the poem below and answer the question.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is Option  D: She is tired of illness and sees death as a way out of her troubles.

Explanation:

The best way to explain that she sees death as a relif is when she says ¨ I shall not care, I shall have peace¨. She sees death as the end of her troubles.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. She is dealing with anger at a lover who has rejected her.

Explanation:

In these lines, the author imagines what it would be like for her to be dead. She imagines a bright April day, and someone crying for her. However, she tells us that she will not care that this person is dying, because this person did not care for her in life. She promises that at that moment she "shall be more silent and cold-hearted/Than you are now." The fact that she is accusing this person of being cold-hearted towards her suggests the theme of unrequited love.