Question

The poet uses the words merely (line 2) and mere (line 20) a. to soften the effect of the strong images he presents to us in those lines. b. to tie together his theme of the cycle of life. c. convey his tone to the reader. d. all of the above.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The poet uses the words merely and mere

A.

to soften the effect of the strong images he presents to us in those lines.

B.

to tie together his theme of the cycle of life.

C.

convey his tone to the reader.

D.

all of the above.

The poet accomplishes all three. It softens the effect of both suggestions that we are only actors on the world's stage, and that the seventh age of man results in oblivion. It ties his theme together by carrying us from the first stage to the last and then back again, and the words convey his tone of indifference, as discussed above.

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