ead the poem.
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,begin bold, He Had His Dream,end bold,
He had his dream, and all through life,
Worked up to it through toil and strife.
Afloat fore'er before his eyes,
It colored for him all his skies:
The storm-cloud dark
Above his bark,
The calm and listless vault of blue
Took on its hopeful hue,
It tinctured every passing beam—
He had his dream.
He labored hard and failed at last,
His sails too weak to bear the blast,
The raging tempests tore away
And sent his beating bark astray.
But what cared he
For wind or sea!
He said, "The tempest will be short,
My bark will come to port."
He saw through every cloud a gleam—
He had his dream
Which statement about why dreams fail is illustrated by the metaphor of the bark in the poem?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
Failure is caused by a character defect.
2.
Failure is caused by lack of effort.
3.
Failure is caused by insufficient resources.
4.
Failure is caused by external forces.
4. Failure is caused by external forces.
4. Failure is caused by external forces.
To determine the answer, let's analyze the metaphor of the bark in the poem. The bark represents the dream that the person had in their life. In the poem, it is mentioned that the sails of the bark were too weak to bear the blast, and the raging tempests tore away and sent the bark astray. However, the person remained hopeful and believed that the tempest would be short and their bark would come to port.
Based on this metaphor, the failure of the dream in the poem is caused by external forces. The person's efforts and hard work might not have been enough to withstand the challenges and obstacles that came their way. It suggests that sometimes, despite putting in sufficient effort and having a strong character, external circumstances can still lead to the failure of a dream.
Therefore, the correct statement illustrated by the metaphor of the bark in the poem is:
4. Failure is caused by external forces.