Question
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This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then ans
Part B.
Part A
What is a theme of the poem?
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• 1. All languages will disappear over time.
O 2. Languages bring people closer together.
• 3. Languages allow people to express ideas.
• 4. All languages must adjust to cultural change.
Part B
Select two excerpts from the poem that best support the corr
answer from Part A.
"There are no handles upon a language
Whereby men take hold of it
And mark it with signs for its remembrance." (Lines 1-3
2. "Once in a thousand years
Breaking a new course* (Lines 5-6)
3. "Moving to valleys
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Answer
Part A: The theme of the poem is that languages must adjust to cultural change.
Part B: Excerpts from the poem that best support this theme are: "There are no handles upon a language/Whereby men take hold of it/And mark it with signs for its remembrance" (Lines 1-3) and "Once in a thousand years/Breaking a new course" (Lines 5-6).