Question

Read the haiku. Many flowers bloom But no fruit follows in time Bare vines remain. Which word reveals the idea of disappointment? flowers bloom time bare

Answer 1

Answer: Bare

The word "bare" refers to something that is uncovered, or that does not have the things you would usually expect it to have. In this case, the vines are "bare" because of a lack of fruit. However, the author states that the time for fruit has passed, and that he was expecting it, but it never came. The word, therefore, conveys the author's disappointment at the vines bearing no fruit.

Answer 2

Bare is the word that reveals disappointment, because fruit was expected but it was bare.