Comprehension Passage
Read the given poem and answer the question carefully.
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
How does the speaker of the poem want others to react to his absence?
1
To mourn openly and frequently visit the grave
2
To remember them with joy and not to mourn at the grave
3
To forget him entirely and move on
4
To leave flowers at the grave