AP English Literature: The Harvesting
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The couplet in lines 8-9 ("He was born…the harvesting") serves to
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in the spring and died before the harvesting But we
definitely noticed the cyclical aspects of nature and life here
Harvest time is usually when crops are reaped its their
natural death when something dies before harvesting and then you
know before its time that's sad and unnatural Well the
couple it gives that idea some extra oomph placing the
natural life cycle in the forefront of the reader's mind
So the answer is d their accent the natural cycles
Right Okay well loser ball The speaker's morning in and
untimely loss of love and see there are definitely in
play here but cycles of death or the larger concept
that her sadness is involved with Which is why spring
is mentioned at all Right Time of rebirth blah blah
There aren't comparisons being made between love and spring Spring
just happens to be the time of the speakers Misery
So get rid of be there The harvest time could
give away some details about the setting you know like
a says there But the couplets is set on highlighting
the natural life cycle that involves everyone including the speaker
So that's it The answer is D is in well 00:01:33.11 --> [endTime] death