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In the poem 'The Ferry', the speaker describes leaving an island home as a young person. A student claims that the speaker regrets the departure.

Which quotation from 'The Ferry' most effectively illustrates the claim?

  1. A. "I would give the years since for one more of the mornings I was so eager to leave."Correct
  2. B. "The ferry was late, and the gulls were loud, and my bag was heavier than I had thought."
  3. C. "The island grew small behind us, then smaller, then was gone."
  4. D. "My mother waved from the quay until I could not tell her from the others."

Answer: A. "I would give the years since for one more of the mornings I was so eager to leave."

Trading the years since for a morning back: regret.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. "The ferry was late, and the gulls were loud, and my bag was heavier than I had thought."
Details of the crossing, no feeling about leaving.
C. "The island grew small behind us, then smaller, then was gone."
Description, not regret.
D. "My mother waved from the quay until I could not tell her from the others."
A farewell, but no regret stated.

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