Question

the day is done by henry wadsworth longfellow the day is done, and the darkness falls from the wings of night, as a feather is wafted downward from an eagle in his flight. 5 i see the lights of the village gleam through the rain and the mist, and a feeling of sadness comes oer me that my soul cannot resist a feeling of sadness and longing, 10 that is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain. come, read to me some poem, some simple and heartfelt lay, 15 that shall soothe this restless feeling, and banish the thoughts of day. what does the speaker mean by saying painresembles sorrow only / as the mist resembles the rain? a the speakers sadness causes others to feel sorrow. b the speakers sadness grows into sorrow at the same time as the weather changes from mist to rain. c the rainy weather causes the speaker to feel sadness. d the speakers sadness is not strong enough to be sorrow, just as mist is not strong enough to be rain.

Explanation:

The simile compares the speaker's sadness to mist and sorrow to rain, indicating that the sadness is not as intense as sorrow, just as mist is less forceful than rain.

Answer:

D. The speaker's sadness is not strong enough to be sorrow, just as mist is not strong enough to be rain.