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Female Colonial Poets — Quiz

Question 10 • English Language Arts 11

Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening". “Night's leaden sceptre seals my drowsy eyes, Then cease, my song, till fair Aurora rise.” Wheatley uses the word leaden in these lines to suggest that

Answer
A
the speaker has hard work left to complete.
B
the speaker is tired and ready to rest.
C
the speaker is filled with strength.
D
the speaker has woken from a long night of rest.
Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening"…