Read lines 3-4 of Bradstreet's poem.

Till snatcht from thence by friends, less wise than true,
Who thee abroad exposed to public view,

How do the lines explain the actions of the poet’s friends?

A.
The lines suggest that the poet's friends valued the poems and shared them.

B.
The lines suggest that the poet's friends were playing a joke.

C.
The lines imply that the poet's friends were actually thieves.

D.
This lines imply that the poet’s friends were claiming her poems to be their own.

1 answer

The correct answer is:

A. The lines suggest that the poet's friends valued the poems and shared them.

The lines express that the poet's friends took her work and exposed it to a wider audience, indicating that they valued her poetry enough to share it, even though they are described as "less wise than true," implying that their actions may not have fully respected her artistic intent.