Question

This question is based on the following poem.    Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song,    Better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.    Laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span.    Laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. (Laugh and Be Merry/John Masefield/Public Domain) Which of these is the main idea of the poem? A. Fighting doesn't resolve problems. B. Life is short; laugh and be merry. C. Music makes people happy. D. Take pride in being a human being.

Answer 1

Answer: B. Life is short; laugh and be merry.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given poem "Laugh and be Merry" by John Masefield, we can see that the main idea is the one given by option B: Life is short; laugh and be merry. One way to identify the main idea in the given lines is to pay attention to the repetition (literary device that consists in repeat words or phrases to emphasize them), in this case we cans see the word "laugh" repeated three times, so it helps to convey the main idea.