She has combed and brushed her night-dark hair,
And bathed rose petal sweet,
And drawn white gloves on her small brown hands,
And white shoes on her feet.



What is ironic about the sensory imagery in the stanza?
The little girl is preparing her appearance carefully for church, but the church will be bombed.
The little girl is going, against her mother’s wishes, to participate in a Freedom March on the streets of Birmingham.
The little girl has to decide between going to church or to school.
The mother asked the little girl to hurry, but the little girl is taking her time getting ready.