When the hours are so still that time

forgets them, and let's them lie

'neath petals pink till the night stars wink

at the sunset in the sky,

it is july.

which best describes the theme of the poem as represented by the passage?

a. the seasons pass too quickly to enjoy fully

b. those who are too busy won't enjoy life

c. nighttime in the summer is slow and easy

d. nature is foolish and difficult to understand

lihuliivi hili nilu lutaula previous 21 next end of semester test: english 12b submit test reader tools info- select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read this excerpt and complete the sentences that follow a shropshire lad by ae 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 in the end, the poet the wise man's views. reset next