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Read the excerpt from Between the Silver and the Ash.

The sun is like a child to seek
Yet falls in pools of golden light.
The twins raise leafy arms; there peek
’Tween silver left and ashy right.

Which word best describes the mood of the poem?

melancholic
hopeful
humorous
mysterious

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hopeful

The imagery—sun as a child, pools of golden light, leaves reaching up—conveys gentle optimism and yearning rather than sadness, humor, or mystery.