Question

Which two lines in this excerpt from the poem "A Grain of Sand" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper indicates its subject?

A. Do you see this grain of sand
Lying loosely in my hand?
Do you know to me it brought
B. Just a simple loving thought?
When one gazes night by night
C. On the glorious stars of light
D. Oh how little seems the span
Measured round the life of man. ​

Answer 1

The two lines in the excerpt that indicate the subject are about finding significance in small things.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two lines in this excerpt from the poem "A Grain of Sand" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper that indicate its subject are:

A. Do you see this grain of sand
Lying loosely in my hand? Do you know to me it brought
B. Just a simple loving thought?

These lines highlight the subject of the poem, which is the significance and meaning that can be found in even the smallest and simplest things.