Question

Read the poem “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay. If we must die—let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die—oh, let us nobly die So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe; Though far outnumbered, let us still be brave, And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but—fighting back! What sentence best conveys the speaker’s message? Nature is more powerful than man. Victory is unlikely when one is outnumbered. There is honor in dying courageously. Nonviolence is the only way to prevent bloodshed.

Answer 1

There is honor in dying courageously.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this passage, the writer is making a case for one who dies in battle courageously, perhaps outnumbered, but not defeated. As the passage progresses, the writer claims that war efforts are not in vain, that blood is precious when not spilt in vain, and that bravery means being able to stand the enemies´ blows while still strong to deal them a harsher and deathlier blow.

Answer 2

The answer is, There is Honor in dying Courageously.

Throughout the entirety of the poem, the writer convey's a strong message of the honor and dignity one is able to attained in Death where you have fought bravely and courageously.