Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” But there was a world Somewhere Out there And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobe What conclusion can the reader draw from this excerpt about the speaker’s viewpoint of Mrs. Long?

The phrase “there was a world Somewhere Out there” suggests the speaker sees possibilities beyond her immediate surroundings. Mrs. Long “opened that wardrobe,” an image of helping the speaker enter new worlds through books. This supports the conclusion that the speaker viewed Mrs. Long as both a guide and a mentor, rather than as someone who simply wanted to travel.

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