Question

read the passage from \the caged bird.\
the free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own.
which additional line best matches the tone of the
stanza?
○ and he thunders through the stormy sky
○ and he drifts among the cottony clouds
○ and he charges past the sorrowing sky
○ and he flies right through circular clouds

Explanation:

The original stanza has a calm, peaceful, and free tone, with soft imagery like "soft trade winds," "dawn bright lawn," and a bird claiming the sky gently.

• "and he thunders through the stormy sky" has a harsh, chaotic tone that clashes.
• "and he charges past the sorrowing sky" has a tense, sad tone that does not match.
• "and he flies right through circular clouds" is neutral but lacks the gentle, whimsical softness of the original.
• "and he drifts among the cottony clouds" uses soft, gentle imagery ("drifts," "cottony clouds") that mirrors the peaceful, free tone of the original stanza.

Answer:

and he drifts among the cottony clouds