He Had His Dream He had his dream and all through life. Worked up to it through toil and strife. Alloat fore'er before his eyes, It colored for him all his skies: The storm-cloud dark Above his bark, The calm and listless vault of blue Took on its hopeful hue, It tinctured every passing beam He had his dream. He labored hard and failed at last His sails too weak to bear the blast, Which statement about why dreams fail is illustrated by the metaphor of the bark in the poem? 1. Failure is caused by a character defect. 2. Failure is caused by lack of effort. 3. Failure is caused by insufficient resources. 4. Failure is caused by external forces.

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He Had His Dream He had his dream and all through life. Worked up to it through toil and strife. Alloat fore'er before his eyes, It colored for him all his skies: The storm-cloud dark Above his bark, The calm and listless vault of blue Took on its hopeful hue, It tinctured every passing beam He had his dream. He labored hard and failed at last His sails too weak to bear the blast, Which statement about why dreams fail is illustrated by the metaphor of the bark in the poem? 1. Failure is caused by a character defect. 2. Failure is caused by lack of effort. 3. Failure is caused by insufficient resources. 4. Failure is caused by external forces.

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The correct answer is **3. Failure is caused by insufficient resources.**The poem states that his "sails [were] too weak to bear the blast." The sails of a bark (a small sailing vessel) are its primary means of propulsion. Weak sails represent insufficient resources to withstand the challenges (the blast/storm) and achieve the dream. This isn't about outside forces sinking the ship, but rather the ship itself being ill-equipped for the journey.

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