Question

select the correct text in the passage. which excerpt highlights the theme of the fleeting nature of life? but at my back i always hear times winged chariot hurrying near, and yonder all before us lie deserts of vast éternity. (andrew marvell, “to his coy mistress”) and poppy or charms can make us sleep as well and better than thy stroke; why swellst thou then? one short sleep past, we wake eternally and death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die. (john donne, sonnet 10) of what is fit and not. forsake thy cage, thy rope of sands, which petty thoughts have made, and made to thee (george herbert, “the collar”) thy beams, so reverend and strong why shouldst thou think? i could eclipse and cloud them with a wink but that i would not lose her sight so long (john donne, “the sun rising”)

Explanation:

The phrase "Time's winged chariot hurrying near" in Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" symbolizes the rapid - passing of time, highlighting the fleeting nature of life. The image of time as a chariot coming quickly implies that life is short and passing by fast.

Answer:

But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near, And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity. (Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress")