Question

there are 15 lines in the poem. the poem is numbered every 5 lines. a rain song chill the rain falls, chill! dull gray the world; the vale rain - swept; wind - swept the hill; “but gloom and doubt prevail,” my heart breaks forth to say. 5 ere thus its sorrow note, “cheer up! cheer up! to - day! to - morrow is to be,” babbled from a joyous throat, a robins in a mist - gray tree. 10 then off to keep a tryst— he preened his drabbled cloak,— doughty little optimist!— as if in answer, broke the sunlight thru that oak. 15 (\a rain song\ by charles bertram johnson) select three statements that together provide the best summary of the poem. 1. the wind is blowing forcefully across the hill. 2. on a cold rainy day, the speaker starts feeling gloomy. 3. suddenly the speaker hears a robin singing happily. 4. the robin stays for a short time and cleans his feathers. 5. the speaker thinks the robin is being too hopeful. 6. as if responding to the song, the sun starts shining.

Explanation:

The poem starts with the speaker feeling gloomy on a cold, rainy day. Then a robin's happy - singing is heard, and finally, as if in response to the robin's song, the sun starts shining. Statements 2, 3 and 6 capture the main mood shift and events in the poem.

Answer:

1. On a cold rainy day, the speaker starts feeling gloomy.
2. Suddenly the speaker hears a robin singing happily.
3. As if responding to the song, the sun starts shining.