Question

hita mourning
atherne
gans—dusty and tarnished—
ed the ancient song,
wers carried the pews
e last time.
en branches—heavy with ice arms— 5
dnt perform their dance,
workmen shuffled inside
worn - out floors.
ly richards—broken and mourning—
atched while her father left, 10
painters brought in their cans
or the first time.
stained - glass windows—buckled and broken—
surveyed commotions cause
as commerce won in the end 15
yet one more time.
which lines best reflect a theme of the poem?
a lines 1 and 2
b lines 9 and 10
c lines 13 and 14
d lines 19 and 20

Explanation:

The poem's core theme is the loss of a community/religious space to commercialization, with mourning for the end of its original purpose. Lines 13-15 (including lines 13 and 14) explicitly reference the broken stained-glass windows (a symbol of the fading sacred space) and state "As commerce won in the end", which directly articulates the central conflict and theme of the poem.

Answer:

C. Lines 13 and 14