Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
SMOKE
Light – winged smoke! Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight:
Lark without song, and the messenger of dawn,
Circling above the hamlets as thy nest:
Or else, departing dream, and shadowy form
Of midnight, vision gathering up thy skirts:
By night star-veiling, and by day
Darkening the light and blotting out the sun:
Go thou, my incence, upward from this hearth,
And ask the gods to pardon this clear flame,
Henry David Thoreau

The word ‘lark’ in the third line means______

The correct option is Skylark.

Explanation:
In the poem "Smoke" by Henry David Thoreau, the poet addresses the smoke rising from his hearth using various metaphors. In the third line, the smoke is referred to as a "Lark without song, and the messenger of dawn".
In this context, the word 'lark' refers to the songbird, specifically the skylark, which is known for flying high into the sky and singing at dawn. The comparison highlights how the smoke rises high into the air, resembling a soaring skylark, though it does so silently ("without song"). Therefore, 'lark' in this line refers to the bird (Skylark), not to the actions of laughing, escaping, or giggling.