Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."
Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!

How do the passages' themes compare?

a. Both passages have the theme "time erases everything."
b. "Elgin Marbles" has the theme "art outlasts even death," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "death comes to everything."
c. Both passages have the theme "nature is cruel."
d. "Elgin Marbles" has the theme "decay is inevitable," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "fame survives death."

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The answer is a.Both passages have the theme "time erases everything."

The comparison that has been established between the themes of both the passages would be:

a).  Both passages have the theme "time erases everything."

  • The theme or the main idea that has been conveyed through both the passages is that 'time wipes out all the pain, worries, anxieties, everything.'
  • Both of them provide the content associated with the idea that as time, passes, all the grievances and pain go away and teach one to survive in life.
  • The reason behind this is the eternity and unchangeability of the truth irrespective of how bad circumstances have been in life.

Thus, option a is the correct answer.

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