Question

Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn,

Grew lean while he assailed the seasons;
He wept that he was ever born,
And he had reasons.

Miniver loved the days of old
When swords were bright and steeds were prancing;
The vision of a warrior bold
Would set him dancing.

Miniver sighed for what was not,
And dreamed, and rested from his labors;
He dreamed of Thebes and Camelot,
And Priam's neighbors.

Minever mourned the ripe renown
That made so many a name so fragrant;
He mourned Romance, now on the town,
And Art, a vagrant.

Minever loved the Medici,
Albeit he had never seen one;
He would have sinned incessantly
Could he have been one.

Miniver cursed the commonplace
And eyed a khaki suit with loathing;
He missed the mediæval grace
Of iron clothing.

Miniver scorned the gold he sought,
But sore annoyed was he without it;
Miniver thought, and thought, and thought,
And thought about it.

Miniver Cheevy, born too late,
Scratched his head and kept on thinking;
Miniver coughed, and called it fate,
And kept on drinking.

How does the poet develop the theme of this poem?
A) contrasting details of legendary people and places to those of MIniver
B) recalling Miniver's memories of himself as a noble warrior in the days of old
C) highlighting the satisfaction Miniver gets from recalling the stories of his childhood
D) describing Miniver's relief that he does not have to endure the trials of the commonplace

Answer 1

A, Contrasting details of legendary people and places

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

A- Contrasting details of legendary people and places.

Step-by-step explanation:

Miniver contrasts his own life to the life of the warriors of old, and his life in poverty to the life of the wealthy and famous. He daydreamed while at work of places he had never visited. He misses Romance and Art, and he wishes to have been part of the Medici family, and to have had such a life of luxury and art. He misses a time other than his own, when things were better and people were different, but he was born too late.