Which line in the poem most directly refers to the conditions of slavery?
A) When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,
B) For he must fly back to his perch and cling
C) It is not a carol of joy or glee,
D) And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars
I would say D because it says that pain still throbs , which can be literal pain from being beaten and overworked as slaves, and mental scars from being treated as second best.
