Question

the moth saw brightness
in a womans chamber—
burnt to a crisp.

wordsworth
full soon in sorrow did i weep,
taught that the mutual hope was dust,
in sorrow, but for higher trust,
how miserably deep!
all vanished in a single word,
a breath, a sound, and scarcely heard.
sea—ship—drowned—shipwreck—so it
came,
the meek, the brave, the good, was gone;
he who had been our living john
was nothing but a name.

what motif is addressed in both forms of poetry?

○ romance
○ the ocean
○ the outdoors
○ death

Explanation:

To determine the common motif, analyze each poem: The first poem has a moth "burnt to a crisp" (death). The second poem has "drowned", "Shipwreck", and "was nothing but a name" (death of a person). "Romance" is not evident. "The ocean" is only in the second poem. "The outdoors" is not a focus. So death is the common motif (assuming the last option is "death", as the visible option is partially cut but context suggests this).

Answer:

(Assuming the last option is "death" with its identifier, e.g., D. death) D. death