Question

oh for one hour of youthful joy!
give back my twentieth spring!
id rather laugh a bright-haired boy,
than reign a gray-beard king!

off with the spoils of wrinkled age!
away with learnings crown!
tear out lifes wisdom - written page,
and dash its trophies down!

one moment let my life - blood stream
from boyhoods fount of flame!
give me one giddy, reeling dream
of life, all love and fame!

my listening angel heard the prayer.

part a
read lines 1 - 4

for one hour of joyful youth!
give back my twentieth spring!
id rather laugh a bright - haired boy,
than reign a gray - beard king!

in lines 1 - 4, what theme is suggested by the old man?
□ appreciating the benefits of age
□ longing for energetic youth
□ children are the future
□ wisdom comes over time

part b
which quotation develops the theme in part a?
□ \away with learnings crown!\ (line 6)
□ \my listening angel heard the prayer,\ (line 13)
□ \the angel took a sapphire pen\ (line 25)
□ \and so i laughed - my laughter woke\ (line 41)

Explanation:

Part A

The old man's lines like "Oh for one hour of youthful joy!" and preferring to be a bright - haired boy than a gray - beard king show a desire for the energy and joy of youth, not appreciation of age, focus on children as future, or wisdom over time.

To develop the theme of longing for youthful energy, we need a quote that rejects age - related aspects. "Away with learning’s crown" (line 6) rejects the trappings of age - related learning, fitting the theme. The other quotes don't relate to rejecting age or longing for youth.

Answer:

longing for energetic youth

Part B