Read this excerpt and complete the sentences that follow.

A Shropshire Lad
By A. E. Housman

When I was one-and-twenty
I head a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free."
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
"The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue."
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

The central theme of the poem is
A.) how one should spend money
B.) how one should accumulate wealth
C.) how one should attain wisdom
D.) how one should invest in love

In the end, the poet
A.) doubts
B.) agrees with
C.) resents
D.) considers
the wise man's views.

Respuesta :

An accumulation of 63 verse in English by Alfred Housman is known as A Shropshire Lad. It spins around the interests of youth and the deficiency of virtue.

What is context of the poem?

The shrewd man in the verse tells about affection, sweetheart and the results of adoration from the heart.

The sonnet mirrors that one ought to achieve astuteness and pay attention to knowing guidance from shrewd somebody.

The writer initially can't help contradicting the elderly person yet later in his advanced age, he concurs with the insight of the elderly person.

The focal topic of the sonnet is the way one ought to accomplish insight. Eventually, the artist concurs with the savvy man's perspectives.

The focal point of the sonnet is the astute man's exhort in regards to adore, how to give it to a darling and the outcomes subsequent to giving affection from the heart.

However the artist paid attention to it, he/she chose not to focus but rather later, in more seasoned age, he/she concurs with the men's insight.

The sonnet reflects how one ought to accomplish insight by standing by listening to shrewd individuals' prompt.

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Answer:

  • Drop-Down Menu #1: "how one should attain wisdom"
  • Drop-Down Menu #2: "agrees with"

Prompt:

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Read this excerpt and complete the sentences that follow.

A Shropshire Lad

by A. E. Housman (excerpt)

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard a wise man say,

"Give crowns and pounds and guineas

But not your heart away;

Give pearls away and rubies

But keep your fancy free."

But I was one-and-twenty,

No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard him say again,

"The heart out of the bosom

Was never given in vain;

'Tis paid with sighs a plenty

And sold for endless rue."

And I am two-and-twenty,

And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

The central theme of the poem is [Drop-Down Menu #1: how one should spend money; how one should accumulate wealth; how one should attain wisdom; how one should invest in love]. In the end, the poet [Drop-Down Menu #2: doubts; agrees with; resents; considers] the wise man's views.

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