The final line of "We Are Seven" is: "And said, 'Nay' we are seven." This line suggests that________________?
Correct answer: A. The little girl refuses to cast the dead out of her life.
- A. The little girl refuses to cast the dead out of her life.
- B. The little girl is insane or delusional
- C. The little girl's siblings have not died
- D. The little girl herself is dead
Explanation
The child continues to count her dead siblings among the living because emotional and familial bonds remain real to her. The line therefore shows her refusal to cast the dead out of her life, not that the siblings have literally survived.
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