Question

1
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 eternity.
(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 first excerpt uses imagery of Time's winged chariot rushing near and eternity as a desert, directly emphasizing that life is short and time is quickly passing, which aligns with the theme of life's fleeting nature. The other excerpts focus on overcoming death, breaking free from constraints, and romantic devotion respectively, not the fleetingness of life.

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")