Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.


Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink. ("When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be," lines 13-14)

In the last lines of the poem, what does Keats relinquish?

passionate love

ambition

death

loneliness

Answer 1

I believ the correct answer is B.) Ambition --- He is ready to quit trying.

Answer 2

Answer: Ambition

Explanation:

Keats´ poem reflects the thoughts he has about dying young and the legacy and experiences he wants for himself while still alive.

Love and fame, two things that most people, especially great poets, usually want, are described as "nothing" in the last few lines of the poem, showing that Keats seems to have given up on his ambitions.  

By then, the worries he showed at the beginning of the poem, seem to have suddenly vanished.