Comprehension Passage
Read the given poem and answer the following questions -
When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
When I behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls, all silvered o’er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves,
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer’s green all girded up in sheaves.
What does the poem primarily depict through its imagery?
1
The arrival of spring
2
The beauty of nature
3
The passage of time and its effects
4
A celebration of life