Question

What mood do these lines from the last stanza of "The Rainy Day" create?

"Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining . . ."



A.
angry and irritated


B.
wistful and sad


C.
realistic and defeated


D.
hopeful and resolute

Answer 1

1. What mood do these lines from the last stanza of "The Rainy Day" create?

"Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining . . ."
A. angry and irritated
B. wistful and sad
C. realistic and defeated
D. hopeful and resolute

The mood do these lines from the last stanza of "The Rainy Day" create is hopeful and resolute. The answer is letter D.

Answer 2

The best answer to the question above would be letter D. The mood that the lines '"Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining . . ." create is hopeful and resolute as characterized by the amount of optimism in the lines that the sun 'still shines'.