Question

Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”

The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own.

What are the connotative meanings of sighing, as used in the poem? Check all that apply.

A. longing
B. sadness
C. relaxation
D. exhaling
E. peacefulness
F. breathing