Question

The courage that my mother had

Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, if instead she’d left to me
The thing she took into the grave!—
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
(Edna St. Vincent Millay, “The Courage My Mother Had”)
What word best describes the tone of the poem above?
a) giddy
b) angry
c) reflection
d) perplexed

Answer 1

reflection

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Reflection.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem "The Courage That My Mother Had" is written by Edna St. Vincent Millay, first published in 1949 in the collection of Mine the Harvest. The poem can be considered an autobiographical response of poet's mother's death.

The poet had made use of rhetorical devise of 'metaphor' and 'symbolism' and 'juxtaposition' as well. The poet is reflecting upon the courage of her mother that she had. And she wants to have that same courage like her mother had.

The tone of the poem is reflective.

So, the correct answer is Option C.