It shall flash through coming ages,

It shall light the distant years;
And eyes now dim with sorrow
Shall be brighter through their tears

IT shall flush the mountain ranges,
And the valleys shall grow bright;
It shall bathe the hills in radiance,
And crown their brows with light

It shall flood with golden splendor
All the huts of Caroline;
And the sun-kissed brow of labor
With lustre new shall shine.

It shall gild the gloomy prison,
Darkened by the nation's crime,
Where the dumb and patient millions
Wait the better-coming time.

By the light that gilds their prison
They shall see its mouldering key;
And the bolts and bars shall vibrate
With the triumphs of the free.

Though the morning seemed to linger
O'er the hill-tops far away,
Now the shadows bear the promise
Of the quickly coming day.

Soon the mists and murky shadows
Shall be fringed with crimson light,
And the glorious dawn freedom
Break refulgent on the sight.

1.)Which is the best paraphrase of the second stanza?

A.)It will make mountains & valleys bright. The hills will have light shining over their tops.***

B.)The mountain ranges will have water flushed down them. The water will bathe the hills

C.)The mountain ranges & valleys will grow through time.

D.)The mountains, valley, & hills are beautiful. They all look lovely in the morning.
A?

I agree.

oof thats not me ;-;

To determine the best paraphrase of the second stanza, let's examine the original stanza:

"It shall flush the mountain ranges, And the valleys shall grow bright; It shall bathe the hills in radiance, And crown their brows with light"

A paraphrase rephrases the original text in different words while preserving the original meaning.

Looking at the options:

A.) It will make mountains & valleys bright. The hills will have light shining over their tops.

This option accurately captures the main idea of the stanza. It describes how the light mentioned in the previous stanza will brighten the mountain ranges and valleys, illuminating the hills as well. Therefore, option A is the best paraphrase of the second stanza.