Reread the first two lines from stanza 12, and answer the question that follows.
"Today I remind them that hate-filled reproaches and / mean-mouthed people have no real
power." (96-97)
How do these opening lines of stanza 12 connect back to the first stanza? (RL.7.5)
a. by explaining who the speaker is
b. by returning to the speaker's thoughts about bullies
c. by suggesting that the speaker has changed her mind
d. by describing the speaker's relationship to the children