Read the poem. excerpt from “Spring” by Christina Rossetti Frost-locked all the winter, Seeds, and roots, and stones of fruits, What shall make their sap ascend That they may put forth shoots? Tips of tender green, Leaf, or blade, or sheath; Telling of the hidden life That breaks forth underneath, Life nursed in its grave by Death. Which line from the poem contributes most to a hopeful tone? "Telling of the hidden life" "Frost-locked all the winter," "Life nursed in its grave by Death." "What shall make their sap ascend"
