The answer would be self-reliance.
From the start of the poem the speaker iproposes us to the sudden realization that we can listen to our own self-conscious and still excel through life.
This is found through the lines:One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice –
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
In this case, t<span>he speaker of the poem leaves us with the task to find our own voice, in a world where society as if to speak for everyone.</span>.
1: Match the letter of the author with his or her description. Not all letters will be used.
1. a William Bradford2. e Thomas Paine3. c Anne Bradstreet4. f Thomas Jefferson5. d Olaudah Equiano
6. The following words share a denotative meaning. Which one has a negative connotation?
d. demanding
7. Read the following Chippewa song. Identify its purpose. A loom I thought it was But it was My love's splashing oar.
c. to express
8. Which of the following statements about early American and Colonial literature is true?
d. Different authors share similar purposes and genres.
9. Which of the following is a primary source form early American and colonial literature?
<span>c. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
10. Which of the following phrases best defines stanza? </span>
c. a collection of lines in a poem
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<span>Sentence (i) has been shortened in sentence (ii) by using an adjective.
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