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How do the themes of "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex" differ?
While “Psalm” acknowledges that life must end, “Auspex” hints that love is eternal.
While “Psalm” suggests that our souls are weak, “Auspex” suggests that the soul lives forever.
While “Psalm” urges us to enjoy life, “Auspex” portrays life as nothing but pain.
While “Psalm” argues that the soul continues after death, “Auspex” indicates that time destroys the heart’s passions.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The fourth statement is correct.

"A Psalm of Life" is an optimistic exhortation: it insists life is meaningful, urges active, noble living, and affirms the soul/enduring purpose beyond the grave (e.g., “Life is real! Life is earnest!... The grave is not its goal”). By contrast, "Auspex" takes a more melancholic, skeptical view of feeling and love — it suggests that time erodes or destroys the heart’s passions rather than preserving them. The other choices misread "Psalm" (it does not depict the soul as weak or reduce life to pain) or misattribute eternal love to "Auspex."