Which lines in this excerpt from william cullen bryant's "thanatopsis" best indicate the theme of the poem?
a. so live, that when thy summons comes to join
the innumerable caravan
b. to that mysterious realm, where each shall take
his chamber in the silent halls of death,
c. thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
scourged to his dungeon,
d. sustained and soothed
by an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,
e. lies down to pleasant dreams.

Option C.

Explanation:

"Thanatopsis" is the poem written by William Cullen Byrant. The word "Thanatopsis" is the combination of two words, 'thanatos' meaning death; and 'opsis' meaning view or sight.

The poem is about the 'sight/view of death'. But poem is a bit optimistic in its view of death.

The theme of the poem is "to overcome the fear of death".

Lines 77-78 of the poem indicate this theme, which are mentioned in option C.

In these lines, the poet is asking his readers not to take death or approach death as a slave, but rather trust that whatever is happening to us is for our good. We should not act as if someone is 'scourging' or 'whipping' us into a prison (dungeon). And in these lines we get the glimpse of the theme of the poem of overcoming the fear of death.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)