The central theme of the poem is . In the end, the poet the wise man's views.

Answer

The centeral theme of the poem is HOW ONE SHOULD ATTAIN WISDOM. In the end, the poet CONSIDERS the wise man's views.

Explanation:

The question is in relation to an excerpt derived from "A Shropshire Lad" by A. E. Houseman.

"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."

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Read this excerpt and complete the sentences that follow."

Question/Task:

The central theme of the poem is ... (fill in the blank). In the end, the poet ( fill in the blank" the wise man's views.

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