Question

What conclusion about the poetÍs historical period can you draw from these lines? Lo, all our pomp of yesterday / Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!

A. The speaker feels Britain's greatness is similar to that of ancient cities.
B. The speaker feels that the greatness of Britain will be everlasting, like that of Nineveh and Tyre.
C. The speaker believes that great cities or nations all hold the same attitudes toward power and success, which contribute to their greatness.
D. The speaker believes the greatness of Britain could disappear, just as did that of Nineveh and Tyre.

Answer 1

D. The speaker believes the greatness of Britain could disappear, just as did that of Nineveh and Tyre.

Step-by-step explanation:

The speaker in Recessional by Rudyard Kipling shouts to God, the Lord of their fight line under whose hand they hold control over the land. He requires the "Ruler God of Hosts" to be with them in case they overlook.

Their naval forces return home, the flame of war goes out, and all the pageantry and radiance of yore is "one with Nineveh and Tire". The speaker calls for God, the "Judge of Nations", to save them "lest they forget".

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. The speaker believes the greatness of Britain could disappear, just as did that of Nineveh and Tyre.

That's because both of the cities used to be huge and important and were sacked and are now almost irrelevant