Question

Which best summarizes the first stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life"?

A.
Life is full of sound and fury, but it ends with silence when night falls.

B.
Life does not end when night falls.

C.
Life does not give us much time to make our mark on the world.

D.
Life does not give special treatment to those who are special.

Answer 1

The best statement that summarizes the first stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life" would  be life does not give us much time to make our mark on the world. The correct answer is C. 

The first stanza of the poem is: 

Life is a leaf of white paper
Whereon each of us may write his word or two; then comes the night.