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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!

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A. Because the poem is to a mouse.
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the answer is a poor little scared thing! how panicked you are
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