JAMB - Literature In English (2019 - No. 9)

Use the extract below to answer questions

Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.

 

The mood of the writer is that of _____?

Elation
Sarcasm
Sorrow
Anxiety

Explanation

This extract is derived from William Wordsworth's  My heart leap up, however, this extract portrays the mood of elation; great happiness or joy.

leap up implies to jucmp up quickly or suddenly

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