What do Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey" and Coleridge's "Dejection Ode" have in common ?
Correct answer: D. A shared theme that nature exposes the pain in human life
- A. An identical rhyme structure
- B. The belief that a person is incapable of change, even as he or she ages
- C. The sense of hope that death will come soon
- D. A shared theme that nature exposes the pain in human life
Explanation
Both poems explore the loss or weakening of the sustaining power once associated with nature, linking natural experience with human pain and emotional crisis. Their forms and conclusions differ, so the shared theme is more defensible than the other options.
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