Question

Read the poem.

The Courage That My Mother Had

by Edna St. Vincent Millay.

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.

How does the first stanza in "The Courage That My Mother Had" contribute to the poem's meaning?

It explains why the speaker's mother is remembered for acts of courage.

It establishes the speaker's respect and longing for her mother's courage.

It reveals that speaker's mother was a cold and emotionless person.

It describes the place where the speaker and her mother are from.

Answer 1

It establishes........

Answer 2

It establishes the speaker's respect and longing for her mother's courage.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this first stanza, Edna St. Vincent Millay is remembering the courage that her mother used to have and wants to have that same courage.