O YOUTH sweet comrade youth, wouldst thou be gone?
Long have we dwelt together, thou and I;
Together drunk of many an alien dawn,
And plucked the fruit of many an alien sky.

Ah, fickle friend, must I,
who yesterday Dreamed forwards to long, undimmed ecstasy,
Henceforward dream, because thou wilt not stay,
Backward to transient pleasure and to thee?

I give thee back thy false, ephemeral vow;
But, O beloved comrade, ere we part,
Upon my mournful eyelids and my brow
Kiss me who hold thine image in my heart.

Identify the sentences that convey the poet's ideas as expressed in the poem.

A. The poet has spent good times in his youth
B. Youth comes back again in life
C. The poet returns false promises of youth
D. The poet is happy in old age
E. The poet wants to keep the memories of youth

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, C and E only

The correct answer is Option (1) → A, C and E only

Let's analyze each option:

* **A. The poet has spent good times in his youth:** This is conveyed in lines like "Long have we dwelt together" and "Together drunk of many an alien dawn," indicating shared experiences in youth.
* **B. Youth comes back again in life:** The poem focuses on the loss of youth, not its return.
* **C. The poet returns false promises of youth:**  "I give thee back thy false, ephemeral vow" suggests the speaker feels youth made promises of joy that weren't kept.
* **D. The poet is happy in old age:** The poem expresses sadness about losing youth, not happiness with old age.
* **E. The poet wants to keep the memories of youth:** The final lines  "Upon my mournful eyelids and my brow / Kiss me who hold thine image in my heart"  show the speaker cherishes the memories of youth.

Therefore, only options A, C, and E align with the speaker's ideas expressed in the poem.