English, 27.04.2021 05:30, billythe1st

Consider the word choice in the second stanza, and then answer the questions. The denotation of gale is “a strong wind.” What is the connotation of gale as it is used in the second stanza of the poem?

✔ a destructive wind

How would the poem’s meaning change if Dickinson had used the word breeze instead?

✔ Hope would seem less powerful.

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