Question

read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. speech to the young: speech to the progress - toward by gwendolyn brooks click here to read speech to the young: speech to the progress - toward. what is the main theme of the poem? it is important to be cautious at all times. life is too short to worry about the future. life means different things to different people. stay positive and don’t dwell on the past.

Explanation:

Without reading the actual poem, we can analyze the options. Option A about being cautious all - times is not a common overarching theme in most youth - oriented poems. Option B about not worrying about the future due to life's shortness is rather defeatist and not typical. Option C about life having different meanings for different people is a bit too general. Option D about staying positive and not dwelling on the past is a common and uplifting theme often found in poems addressed to the young.

Answer:

Stay positive and don’t dwell on the past.