According to the article, Rita Dove's poem is an "act of faith" because the speaker of the poem tries to influence Hades by making promises. (Option C)
<u>Explanation:</u>
The question of being an act of faith rises from the poem “Demeter's Prayer to Hades.” Persephone, Demeter’s daughter was taken to Hell by Hades. Anger led Demeter make all the crops fail. Under Zeus’s command, Hades let go of Persephone but gave her pomegranateseeds to eat which would serve as a reminder to her to return to Hell for once every year. Every time Persephone returned crops grew and life took a breath and when she left the opposite took place. Explained with the help of Greek characters, the message of the poem is that no matter what happens life will always bring hope. This is the act of faith.
They thought nature was out to get them, thought everything was altered by God and thanked him for all good and bad, bias toward native Americans at first but not at the end.
