Question

Read the first stanza of "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls." THE TIDE rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveller hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls. Which statement best describes the theme of this stanza? Nature and humans move independently of each other. Human beings are challenged by events in the natural world. Human beings have built too many towns near natural resources. Nature will eventually solve all of humanity’s problems.

Answer 1

Answer:

a

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

A). Nature and humans move independently of each other.

Explanation:

The theme or the central idea conveyed in the given excerpt from 'The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls' is regarding the independent coexistence of nature and humans. They both move separately as reflected through the description 'The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.' The speaker conveys a highly symbolic meaning and displays the relationship between an individual and nature by conveying that however, they coexist yet largely distinct from each other.' Thus, option A is the correct answer.