Question

Read the poem below and answer the question. That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou sees the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west; Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self that seals up all in rest. In me thou seest the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the deathbed whereon it must expire, Consumed with that which it was nourished by. This thou perceivst, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well, which thou must leave ere long.

The theme of love _____.
is introduced in the final couplet
is introduced in the first stanza
is introduced in the second stanza
is introduced in the third stanza

Answer 1

is introduced in the final couplet

Step-by-step explanation:

In the first three quatrains of the Sonnet 73, Shakespeare provides the imagery of aging of the speaker. In the first quatrain, the speaker compares his age to the falling of the leaves. The second quatrain makes the speaker draw the imagery o twilight and compare it with that of his life. In the third quatrain the speaker draws a comparison of his life to the ashes left after the burning of fire. In the couplet, the speaker urges to grow love because the time to take part from the world would be soon arriving to him. The poet wants to emphasize more one love than the aging.