Directions : Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options : That time of year thou mayst in me behold, When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou seest the twilight of such day, As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self that seals up all in rest. In me thou seest the glowing of such fire, That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed, whereon it must expire, Consumed with that which it was nourished by. This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well, which thou must leave ere long. The theme of the poem is
The theme of the poem is the idea of death, as indicated by Option 1. This is evident through several elements and imagery used in the poem that consistently point towards the concept of mortality and the inevitable end of life. 1. Explanation for Option 1 (The idea of death): - The poem uses metaphors and imagery that are closely associated with the end of life. For instance, the reference…Read More
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