Read the last stanza from "The Rainy Day" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining; Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary. What does the phrase "cease repining" mean in the stanza?

A. stop being upset

B. open wide

C. learn to change

D. accept sorrow

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Madeleine Buchanan

18 November, 20:54

Read the last stanza from "The Rainy Day" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining; Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary. What does the phrase "cease repining" mean in the stanza?

A. stop being upset

B. open wide

C. learn to change

D. accept sorrow

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Answers (2)

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Bunny Rabbit · Answer 1

A. Stop being upset

Explanation:

Repine means to be sad, mad, etc so that means he was angry ...

Tyrone Bauer · Answer 2

stop being upset

for starters, cease means to stop or put an end to, so we can assume the answer will have one of those words. stop being upset is the best option for cease repining.