Question

which of these statements best explains the passage below (lines 9-12)?loves not times fool, though rosy lips and cheekswithin his bending sickles compass come;love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,but bears it out even to the edge of doom.a. lovers cannot fool time, because everyone dies eventually.b. true love remains steady as time passes.c. as time passes, the beauty of young lovers fades.d. true love is temporary.best: fl-ela.k12.ee.2.1, fl-ela.k12.ee.3.1

Explanation:

The passage (from Shakespeare's Sonnet 116) states that love is not affected by time, even as physical features fade and time passes; it endures through all. Option A contradicts this, as the text says love is not time's fool. Option C focuses on fading beauty, which the passage mentions as a change time brings, but this is not the main point of the passage. Option D directly opposes the passage's message. Option B aligns with the lines that love does not alter with time and lasts even to "the edge of doom."

Answer:

B. True love remains steady as time passes.