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Read the poem and answer the following question I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree. |
What is the final message conveyed by the poet? |
Trees outlive poems. God outlives everyone. Poems outlive trees All of the above |
God outlives everyone. |
The final message conveyed by the poet in the poem is captured in the last two lines: "Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree." This implies that the creation of a tree, with all its beauty and majesty, is beyond the capability of humans, suggesting the enduring power and supremacy of nature and the divine. The poet emphasizes the divine creation and enduring beauty of trees, contrasting them with the transient nature of human-made poems. In the final couplet, the poet calls himself fool and says that poems are composed by humans (like him) while a charming thing like the tree can only be created by God. Here, the poet is comparing the creativity of humans with the creativity of God. He concludes that humans creativity can never be as perfect as that of God. Humans can never make something like the tree. Therefore, the correct option would be Option 2: God outlives everyone. |
