Question

1. read the poem \the things we dare not tell.\the fields are fair in autumn yet, and the suns still shining there,but we bow our heads and we brood and fret, because of the masks we wear;or we nod and smile the social while, and we say were doing well,but we break our hearts, oh, we break our hearts! for the things we must not tell.5 theres the old love wronged ere the new was won, theres the light of long ago;theres the cruel lie that we suffer for, and the public must not know.so we go through life with a ghastly mask, and were doing fairly well,while they break our hearts, oh, they kill our hearts! do the things we must not tell.we see but pride in a selfish breast, while a heart is breaking there;10 oh, the world would be such a kindly world if all mens hearts lay bare!we live and share the living lie, we are doing very well,while they eat our hearts as the years go by, do the things we dare not tell . . .henry lawson, \the things we dare not tell\1) which line presents the best evidence that people may be misunderstood because they dont share their feelings with others?1)\the fields are fair in autumn yet, and the suns stillshining there,\ (line 1)\theres the old love wronged ere the new was won,theres the light of long ago;\ (line 5)\we see but pride in a selfish breast, while a heart isbreaking there;\ (line 9)\we live and share the living lie, we are doing verywell,\ (line 11)

Explanation:

• Line 1 sets a cheerful scene but does not address misunderstanding from hidden feelings.
• Line 5 references unspoken past hurts but does not show external misunderstanding.
• Line 9 shows others only see outward pride while a person is secretly suffering, directly illustrating that people are misunderstood because they hide their true feelings.
• Line 11 mentions living a lie but focuses more on the pretense itself rather than the resulting misunderstanding.

Answer:

"We see but pride in a selfish breast, while a heart is breaking there;" (line 9)