Question

What can the lines "And age it seems since you and I began our March up hill or down. Sailing smooth o'er Seas that are so rare-" (lines 4-6 ) be best restated as?

• A. We've been through many travails, some easy, some more difficult.
• B. Our journey will take a long while and range over land and sea.
• C. We are prisoners of an army from across the ocean.
• D. It is unfortunate that most of our journey has not been on the water.
• E. We are now too old to hike; sailing is easier on our frail limbs.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

We've been through many travails, some easy, some more difficult.

From the poem's lines " And age it seems since you I began our
March up hill or down. Sailing smooth o'er Seas that are are rare",the poet is indicating the journey that he and his heart have had together, in good times and bad. Therefore, the sentence that best describes what the poet means is option A) We've been through many travails, some easy, some more difficult. The other sentences are incorrect interpretations of the poet's lines and so are incorrect.