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select all the correct texts in the passage. which two lines in the poe…

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select all the correct texts in the passage. which two lines in the poem indicate its theme? a shadow by henry wadsworth longfellow i said unto myself, if i were dead, what would befall these children? what would be their fate, who now are looking up to me for help and furtherance? their lives, i said, would be a volume wherein i have read but the first chapters, and no longer see to read the rest of their dear history, so full of beauty and so full of dread. be comforted; the world is very old, and generations pass, as they have passed, a troop of shadows moving with the sun; thousands of times has the old tale been told; the world belongs to those who come the last, they will find hope and strength as we have done.

Explanation:

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To determine the theme - indicating lines, we analyze the poem's message. The poem reflects on the speaker's concern for children's futures and then offers comfort about the cyclical nature of generations. The lines "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed," along with "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done" relate to the theme of the continuity of generations and comfort in the natural passage of time. But from the blue - highlighted (likely key for theme) lines, the two lines that best indicate the theme (about the world's age and generations passing) are "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed," (also, "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done" support, but focusing on the lines that sum up the theme of time and generations). Wait, re - evaluating: the theme is about the speaker's worry for the children's future and then the consolation that the world is old, generations pass, and new ones will find hope. The lines "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed," and "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done" are part of the theme. But the question is which two lines indicate the theme. The lines "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed," (or "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done")? Wait, the poem's theme is about the continuity of life, generations passing, and new generations finding hope. The lines "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed," set the context of the world's age and generations' passage. Also, "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done" conclude the theme. But looking at the poem, the key theme - indicating lines (to answer the question) are "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed," (or "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done"). Wait, let's check the poem again. The first part is the speaker's worry about the children's future if he dies. Then the latter part is the consolation: the world is old, generations pass, and new ones will have hope. So the lines that indicate the theme (the consolatory part about generations and hope) are "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done." Alternatively, "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed." But to pick two, let's see the flow. The theme is about the continuity of life and hope for future generations. So the lines "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done" directly state the theme of future generations finding hope, and "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed" set the context of the world's age and generations' passage. But the question is which two lines indicate the theme. Let's analyze each line:

  • "What would befall these children? What would be" - worry, not theme.
  • "Their fate, who now are looking up to me" - worry.
  • "For help and furtherance? Their lives, I said," - worry.
  • "Would be a volume wherein I have read" - metaphor.
  • "But the…

Answer:

The two lines are: "The world belongs to those who come the last," and "They will find hope and strength as we have done." (Alternatively, "Be comforted; the world is very old," and "And generations pass, as they have passed," but the former pair more directly states the theme of hope for future generations.)