Question

Read A. E. Houseman's "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now":

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
Which element in the poem best symbolizes a life that goes by too fast?
A. Cherry blossoms
B. Woodlands
C. Snow
D. Eastertide

Answer 1

A. Cherry blossoms because it shows how fast things grow and how you never stop growing and time never stops

Answer 2

Answer:

A. Cherry blossoms

Explanation:

The poem uses the cherry blossom as a reminder that life passes too fast and time is our most precious possession. For this reason, we must carefully choose the way in which we intend to spend it. More than that, it is a reminder that if we are wise in our choices, the time we leave behind will turn into beautiful memories, these rather to accompany us forever.