Read these lines from the poem: A worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away! Which phrase best describes the mood conveyed by this metaphor?

a. weakness under oppression

b. anger at being chained

c. passion for a love

d. liberation through death from "The Slave's Dream" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyena scream, And the river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of liberty; And the Blast of the Desert cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep and smiled At their tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the burning heat of day; For Death had illumined the Land of Sleep, And his lifeless body lay A worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away!

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Jimena

12 March, 17:26

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Ben Ewing · Answer 1

A. Weakness under oppression because the soul broken and thrown away shows the character soul Is being put down as to being broken thrown away