So the well known writer gets credit for what he or she has written
The best anser is C - gaunt. Gaunt means thin and looking exhausted, such as when one is old or tired.
The answer can be actually found directly in the poem, which contains the line: 'An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small'. Gaunt is used directly in the poem!
Answer:
Explanation: Paul-Edward is the son of a white farmer whose first name is Edward and a Black Native American mother. Paul's father had a white wife and had children with her, and refused to let Paul-Edward have his name Edward, as his mother wanted, because he hadn't allowed any of his white children to have his name, thus he was called Paul-Edward. Because he was multi-racial, Paul-Edward faced racism, ridicule, discrimination, and cruelty as he grew up.
