Read this excerpt and complete the sentences that follow.

a shropshire lad
by a. e. housman (excerpt)

when i was one-and-twenty
i heard a wise man say,
"give crowns and pounds and guineas
but not your heart away;
give pearls away and rubies
but keep your fancy free."
but i was one-and-twenty,
no use to talk to me.

when i was one-and-twenty
i heard him say again,
"the heart out of the bosom
was never given in vain;
'tis paid with sighs a plenty
and sold for endless rue."
and i am two-and-twenty,
and oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

the central theme of the poem is
1. how one should spend money
2. how one should accumulate wealth
3. how one should attain wisdom
4. how one should invest love
in the end, the poet wise man's views.
1. doubts
2. agrees with
3. resents
4. considers

i already know the answer is
the central theme of the poem is _how one should invest love_. (1)
in the end, the poet _agrees with_the wise man's views. (2)

just wanted to out

The central theme of the poem is how one should invest love (4), and in the end, the poet agrees with (2) the wise man's views.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that this is poem XIII in A. E. Housman's collection of poems titled A Shropshire Lad (1896). The poem is a reference to the naivety, the immaturity and the overconfidence that are common traits of young people. A wise man told a young man that he could give money and jewels away, but not his heart, yet he didn't listen, since he was young and a know-it-all. The wise man insisted, warning him that once the heart has been given away, it has not been given for nothing. Sighs and rue are given in return. The young main is now only one year older, but he has already found out that the wise man was right.      

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

you're welcome ; p

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.