Answer
The centeral theme of the poem is HOW ONE SHOULD ATTAIN WISDOM. In the end, the poet CONSIDERS the wise man's views.
Explanation:
The question is in relation to an excerpt derived from "A Shropshire Lad" by A. E. Houseman.
"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 task is to:
"Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
Read this excerpt and complete the sentences that follow."
Question/Task:
The central theme of the poem is ... (fill in the blank). In the end, the poet ..... ( fill in the blank".... the wise man's views.
