Question

Read the poem. The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay. The courage that my mother had Went with her, and is with her still: Rock from New England quarried; Now granite in a granite hill. The golden brooch my mother wore She left behind for me to wear; I have no thing I treasure more: Yet, it is something I could spare. Oh, if instead she'd left to me The thing she took into the grave!— That courage like a rock, which she Has no more need of, and I have. How does the third stanza of "The Courage That My Mother Had" contribute to the meaning of the poem? It describes the speaker's fond memories of her mother It explains the speaker's viewpoint on the meaning of death. It emphasizes the speaker's grief over what little her mother gave her. It confirms that the speaker values her mother's courage above all else.

Answer 1

Answer:

It confirms that the speaker values her mother's courage above all else

Explanation:

According to the poem The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the third stanza of "The Courage That My Mother Had" contributed to the meaning of the poem by confirming that the speaker values her mother's courage above all else.