Read these lines from the poem again: But the lost joys is past! Let your tears in sorrow roll Like the rain that ust to dapple up the old swimmin'–hole. What theme from the poem do these lines illustrate? a. The passage of time and growing old can help people forget. b.The passage of time and growing old can make people happy. c.The passage of time and growing old can help people remember. d.The passage of time and growing old can make people sad.

The passage of time and growing old can help people forget is the theme from the poem do these lines illustrate. Hence, option A is correct.

What is the concept of the poem?

The poet recalling his childhood joys serves as the piece's central focus. He used the phrase "it's hard to part forever with the old swimming'hole" to express how difficult it is for him to forget about the experiences in question since he values them so highly in his mind. "The cheerful days of youth," or the joyous, happy times long past.

The old man starts remembering the good old days when he was young and everything seemed so perfect and bright; now those are just memories in his mind and his heart of a better time than the one he lives now. These lines from "The Old Swimmin' Hole" by James Whitcomb Riley show the connection of the old man with the swimmin' hole.

Thus, option A is correct.

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