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Which word best describes the tone of these lines written by Thomas Hardy? (10 points)

O sweet To-morrow! -
After to-day
There will away
This sense of sorrow.
Then let us borrow
Hope, for a gleaming
Soon will be streaming,
Dimmed by no gray-
No gray!

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Answer: Hopeful

Explanation: The author clearly has seen or done things in their past but has no issues looking forward towards the future as a thing of beauty and something to offer hope.

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