Which is the best paraphrase of the following lines? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing e
ye requires . . . a. Most people cry at funerals. b. The last thing a dying person sees is a loved one crying. c. Every dying person needs someone to mourn his or her passing. d. Death is more sorrowful for some people than for others.
The answer is C: Every dying person needs someone to mourn his or her passing. The lines are describing the desire and need of the parting soul. <em>For it depends on an affection from someone who can mourn their passing </em>and requires that their sympathy be expressed in their crying and tears for the one that is leaving this world. Not all dying people see a loved one crying when they pass.
The sentences starting from, "Nobody ever helps me into carriages" through "none but Jesus heard me!" does Sojourner Truth make an emotional appeal to the audience.
