Question

Read the selection from Sara Teasdale’s “Open Windows,” and answer the questions.

[. . .]
I am alone with Weakness and Pain,
Sick abed and June is going,
I cannot keep her, she hurries by
With the silver-green of her garments blowing.

5 Men and women pass in the street
Glad of the shining sapphire weather,
But we know more of it than they,
Pain and I together.

They are the runners in the sun,
10 Breathless and blinded by the race,
But we are the watchers in the shade
Who speak with Wonder face to face.

Given your interpretation of the figurative language, what is the theme of the poem?




A. People who do not get enough exercise will often fall ill.


B. Illness in good weather is particularly miserable.


C. People who suffer without complaint grow stronger, not weaker.


D. Sometimes illness gives people a sharper appreciation of everyday life.

I cant figure it out plz some1 help

Answer 1

It's either B or D.

What do you think?

Answer 2

I honestly don't know ms.sue im confused :/