When I was down beside the sea

A wooden spade they gave to me

To dig the sandy shore.

My holes were empty like a cup.

In every hole the sea came up

Till it could come no more.

—“At the Sea-Side,”
Robert Louis Stevenson

What is the central idea of the poem? Choose the best answer.

A. The beach is a dangerous place.
B. Our work will all be washed away, but it is not a sad thing.
C. The ocean is a mean and uncaring part of nature.
D. It is sad to think that every person’s work will eventually be washed away.

Need 50 read the following excerpt and pay close attention to the words the author uses: in the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. i do not shrink from this respons. y - welcome tid not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. the energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will night our country and a who serve it. and the glow from that fire can truly light the world in a paragraph of four to six sentences, identity three words or phrases with positive connotations and explain how these words influence the paragraph. be sure to specifically answer the following questions in your response: what images or ideas are associated with each word? how do these words influence the meaning and tone of this passage? use proper spelling and grammar in your response