Which excerpt highlights the theme of the fleeting nature of life? But at my back I always hear Time’s winged chariot hurrying near, And yonder all before us lle Deserts of vast eternity (Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress) And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well And better than thy stroke; why swell’st thou then? One short sleep past, we wake eternally And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die (john Donne, Sonnet 10) of what is fit and not. Forsake thy cage, Thy rope of sands, Which petty thoughts have made, and made to thee (George Herbert, “The Collar) Thy beams, so reverend and strong Why shouldst thou think? I could eclipse and doud them with a wink, But that I would not lose her sight so long John Donne, “The Sun Rising

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Which excerpt highlights the theme of the fleeting nature of life? But at my back I always hear Time’s winged chariot hurrying near, And yonder all before us lle Deserts of vast eternity (Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress) And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well And better than thy stroke; why swell’st thou then? One short sleep past, we wake eternally And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die (john Donne, Sonnet 10) of what is fit and not. Forsake thy cage, Thy rope of sands, Which petty thoughts have made, and made to thee (George Herbert, “The Collar) Thy beams, so reverend and strong Why shouldst thou think? I could eclipse and doud them with a wink, But that I would not lose her sight so long John Donne, “The Sun Rising

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The excerpt emphasizes the theme of the fierce nature of life the one by Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress.”

Explanation: This excerpt from Marvell’s famous poem refers specifically to the asymmetric nature of life, since the speaker says that he is always listening to the chariot of time – which is fast because it has wings – hastening near us, and eternity before us awaits us all. This poem is, in effect, a call to catch the day (carpe diem) and enjoy the pleasures that life has to offer. The speaker is telling his coy mistress, if they had the infinite time they could wait before court and love each other, but no, so he is begging her to let him love her.