Question

Read this excerpt from "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Housman:

Smart lad, to slip betimes away,
From fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows,
It withers quicker than the rose.

What does the metaphor in the line "It withers quicker than the rose" imply?


A) Fame and honor do not last long.
B) Beauty will one day quickly fade away.
C) The young have to eventually grow old.
D) People nowadays do not live long lives.
E) Fame is very easy to achieve for an athlete.

Answer 1

Fame and honor do not last long. Though we accomplish great things in life, we get older, we may have other conditions, that may cause us to lose the Fame and honor. We could do something, in life that may even cause us to serve time, either way, life does not go forever here on earth, nor does the things we have gained in life.

Answer 2

Answer:

A.  Fame and honor do not last long.