Read the sentence. The girl in the poem does not want to leave her home. Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?

“Reluctant” is academic vocabulary that means unwilling or hesitant. The sentence says the girl does not want to leave, so “The speaker of the poem is reluctant to leave her home” preserves the meaning while using more precise vocabulary. “Speaker” is also a literary term for the voice or person speaking in a poem.

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