PART A: Which statement best describes a central theme of the poem? [RL.2]
We should avoid and fear death and the physical symptoms that accompany it.
Death is often written about too harshly and should be treated with more
respect.
We should not fear death because the spirit lives on after life has ended.
The reality of death is hard to endure.
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RAPT R. Which TWO statements from the poem provide the best support for the