Click to read the poem "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now" by A. E. Housman. Then answer the question.
What is one possible theme of the poem?
A. Cherry blossoms are beautiful when they bloom all at once.
B. Things that are important sometimes take a long time to happen.
C. Life is short, so it's important to enjoy it as much as possible.
D. Year after year, the cherry blossoms will return to be enjoyed by all.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”