key ideas and details :to what does the pronoun "it" refers in lines 5-6? Cite evidence from the poem to support your answer. Springboard senior english

The pronoun "it" refers to "the blow" the speaker spoke of delivering to someone.

Below is an evidence from the poem that supports my

When I saw your head bow, I knew I had beaten you.

You shed no tear—not near me—but held your neck

Bare for the blow I had been too frightened

Ever to deliver, even in words. And now,

In spite of me, plummeting it came.

Frozen we both waited for its fall.

Explanation:

From the speaker's tone, we can infer that the speaker speaks of delivering a "blow" (like a punch) to an opponent. The stage looks like a "boxing" stage.

So, the narrator recounts that in spite of been frightened to deliver such blow, yet it still came with a heavy force.

"The Last Word" is a poem written by a poet known as Peter Davison.

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