When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd walt whitman: o powerful western fallen star! o shades of night -- o moody, tearful night! o great star disappear'd -- o the black murk that hides the star! o cruel hands that hold me powerless -- o soul of me! o harsh surrounding cloud that will not free my soul. these lines demonstrate what emotion? a) curiosity b) depression c) excitement d) puzzlement you, if you choose to answer.

B) depression

In these lines, the author is showing all the pain that he has over the "fallen star," most likely someone close to him who has died. The poem has a gloomy, sad mood that is consistent with feelings of depression. It is likely that the author is grieving. We can identify this mood through words such as: "moody, tearful night," "the black murk that hides the star," "cruel hands," "hold me powerless," "helpless soul" and "surrounding cloud."

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