Comprehension Passage

Read the given poem extract carefully and answer the following questions. 

‘’I grow old ... I grow old ...

I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.

Shall I part my hair behind?   Do I dare to eat a peach?

I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.

I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

I do not think that they will sing to me.

I have seen them riding seaward on the waves

Combing the white hair of the waves blown back

When the wind blows the water white and black.

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea

By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown

Till human voices wake us, and we drown.’’

What is implied by the repetition of the phrase "I grow old"?

1
The speaker is unhappy about aging.
2
The speaker is excited about the wisdom that comes with age.
3
The speaker is worried about losing his youthful appearance. 
4
The speaker feels an existential dread and the passing of time.

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