Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.”And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobeBut no lions or witches scared meI went throughKnowing there would beSpring

The wardrobe, lions, and witches allude to the imaginary world of a book, while “Spring” suggests hope and renewal. The speaker says she went through without being scared, showing that reading offered a comforting imaginative escape. Choice C, books as a source of comfort and imagination, best captures this idea.

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