Question

What is the central idea of the third quatrain?

If you see my love aging, work against it.
Do not be lazy; we are all running out of time.
Make fun of time, and turn people against it.
Write something to ridicule my love’s wrinkles.
do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose?

The details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was.
The details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar.
The details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences.
The details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

Answer 1

The central idea of the third quatrain in the passage is to emphasize the urgency to act against the aging process in love.

How to explain

The details about ideas and global connections support the author's purpose by illustrating that sugar's story has multifaceted consequences. The reference to making fun of time and turning people against it parallels the multifaceted consequences of sugar.

The expansion of sugar, intertwined with ideas, global connections, and consequences, parallels the urgency conveyed in the central idea, emphasizing the need to take action against the inevitable passage of time and the effects it has on love.