144k views
2 votes
Read the passage.

Wee, sleekit, cow’rin’, tim’rous beastie,
O, what a panic’s in thy breastie!
What is the best paraphrase of these opening lines from the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns?


a.Poor, little scared thing! How panicked you are!
b. Little, sleek,panicky thing, you look like a cow!
c. You’re a beast if you think I will spare your life!
d. You cowardly beast! Don’t run away from me!

User Erangad
by
8.4k points

2 Answers

1 vote
A. Because the poem is to a mouse.
User Anton Tropashko
by
8.9k points
3 votes
the answer is a poor little scared thing! how panicked you are
User Ella Ryan
by
8.8k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.