THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (C). THE BEST ANSWER IS THE CHOICE THATBEST...

The correct answer is (C). The best answer is the choice that

best defines the tone and that is the most complete. Choice (A) is

easily ruled out because it is the opposite of what the poem

evokes. Choice (B) is present in the poem but is not the whole

story. Part of choices (D) and (E) capture the tone, but the second

half of each does not fit. Choice (D) is eliminated because the tone

is not angry. Choice (E) is eliminated because it says nothing of the

bit of hope in the poem, expressed by such lines as “healing and

hiding/That scar.” Only choice (C) offers the most complete de-

scription of the overall tone—sadness and hope.