Question

(4.02r mc)
read the following stanzas from jupiter hammons poem, \a poem for children with thoughts on death.\ answer the question that follows.
i
o ye young and thoughtless youth,
come seek the living god,
the scriptures are a sacred truth,
ye must believe the word.
eccl. xii. 1.
ii
tis god alone can make you wise,
his wisdoms from above,
he fills the soul with sweet supplies
by his redeeming love.
prov. iv. 7.
iii
remember youth the time is short,
improve the present day
and pray that god may guide your thoughts,
and teach your lips to pray.
psalm xxx. 9.
which common topic from the colonial and early national period is being developed in these stanzas?

• religion
• individualism
• freedom
• nature

Explanation:

The stanzas repeatedly reference God, sacred scriptures, biblical verses (Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Psalms), and themes of seeking divine wisdom, prayer, and redemption—all core religious elements prominent in the Colonial and Early National Period. The other options do not align: individualism focuses on self-reliance, freedom on liberty, and nature on the natural world, none of which are the central focus here.

Answer:

Religion