What conclusion can be drawn about the speaker of the poem?
A. They have been hurt by the loss and/or dishonesty of a loved one. B. They hope to fall in love again soon. C. They are in a loving relationship. D. They have never experienced a broken heart. 12. To what does the author compare love in the first stanza of the poem? A. birds that will fly away B. flowers that will fade away C. saints that will be proven sinners D. unsmiling lips A Dead Man’s Diary by: Coulson Kernahan Some years ago I became so seriously ill that I was pronounced dying, and, finally, dead. Dead to all intents and purposes I remained for two days, when, to the astonishment of the physicians, I exhibited symptoms of returning vitality, and in a week was convalescent. Of the moments preceding my passing I recollect only that there came over me a strange and sudden sense of loss, as though some life-element had gone out from me. Of pain there was none, nor any mental anxiety. I recollect only an ethereal lightness of limb, and a sense of soul-emancipation and peace, a se
