Question

we both live in the same village by rabindranath tagore we both live in the same village and that is our one piece of joy. the yellow bird sings in their tree and makes my heart dance with gladness her pair of pet lambs come to graze near the shade of our garden if they stray into our barley field i take them up in my arms. the name of our village is khanjuna, and anjana they call our river. my name is known to all the village and her name is ranjana. only one field lies between us. bees that have hived in our grove go to seek honey in theirs. flowers launched from their landing stairs come floating by the stream where we bathe. baskets of dried kusum flowers come from their fields to our market. the name of our village is khanjuna, and anjana they call our river. my name is known to all the village and her name is ranjana. the lane that winds to their house is fragrant in the spring with mango flowers when their linseed is ripe for harvest, the hemp is in bloom in our field. the stars that smile on their cottage send us the same twinkling look. the rain that floods their tank makes glad our kadam forest. the name of our village is khanjuna, and anjana they call our river. my name is known to all the village and her name is ranjana a poem of changan by li po my hair had hardly covered my forehead i was picking flowers, playing by my door. when you, my lover, on a bamboo horse, came trotting in circles and throwing green plums we lived near together on a lane in changan-kan. both of us young and happy-hearted at fourteen i became your wife, my bashful that i dared not smile, so lowered my head toward a dark corner, and would not turn to your thousand calls, and i would not turn to your thousand calls, and at fifteen i straightened my brows and laughed, cut at random not dust could ever veil our love. learning that you died i would wait you by my post select the correct answer. which theme do both passages convey? a. both poems express the helplessness the speakers feel when they think about their lives. b. both poems express the nostalgia the speakers feel when they think about their childhood c. both poems express the affection the speakers feel for the people they love. d. both poems express the gratitude the speakers feel for uncomplicated things.

Explanation:

• In "We Both Live in the Same Village", the speaker's joy from the yellow bird's song and the lambs grazing shows affection for the village and its elements (including the person they love, implied by the shared village and joyful connections).
• In "A Poem of Changan", the speaker's memories of their lover (like "When you, my lover...") and their happy life together ("We lived near together...") express affection for their beloved.
• Option A is incorrect as there's no helplessness shown. Option B: The second poem is about love, not childhood nostalgia. Option D: The focus is on affection for people (or village connections with a loved one) rather than gratitude for uncomplicated things.

Answer:

C. Both poems express the affection the speakers feel for the people they love.