8. How does the last stanza of the excerpt suggest that the speaker is moving on from the feelings described in the first stanza?

A It explains how the speaker is able to recapture joy.

O

B

It explains the reasons for the speaker's grief and

difficulty in moving on with life.

O

C

It explains how the speaker has learned not to spend

time uselessly yearning for her dead lover.

Dit explains how the speaker has learned to relish a

joyless existence.