The underlined word is missing. The correct question is as follows.
What is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence? "Though her poems bear no <u>blithe</u> comments or happy outcomes, Emily Dickinson is still regarded as one of America's most talented poets of the nineteenth century."
A. Intelligent
B. Happy
C. Prophetic
D. Gloomy
Answer: B. Happy
Explanation: The underlined word <u>Blithe</u> means to indicate that something is done without serious thought, efortless. It is synonymous to heedless or happy. Heedless is something done without attention and Happy is joyful.
The sentence means that although Emily Dickinson's poems doesn't show happy comments or outcomes, she is one of the best poets of her century.
Therefore, the best definition for blithe is <em><u>happy</u></em>.
