A E Housman

Lines 1-4 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest that

• people honor and reward physical strength

• One should refuse to give away your affection.

• Time brings unwelcome and painful change.

• give advice to young men you know

What does the speaker mean by "home" in line 6 of "To and Athlete Dying Young"?

"Shoulder-high we bring you home"

• never-ending sorryow

• a matter of vanity

• the speaker

• the final resting place

What action do lines 21-22 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest?

"So set, before its echoes fade,

The fleet foot on the sill of shade"

• entering the grave

• refuse to give away your affection

• honor and reward physical strength

• lack the capacity to take advice

"And early though the laurel grows,

It withers quicker than the rose."

Lines 11-12 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" convey the idea that

• time brings unwelcome and painful change

• people honor and reward physical strength

• glory fades quickly

• refuse to give away your affection

"Now you will not swell the rout,

Of lads that wore their honors out,

Runners whom renown outran

And the name died before the man."

You can infer from the lines 17-20 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" that the speaker believes a disadvantage of aging is

• you create a sense of inevitability

• you lack the capacity to take advice

• refuse to give away your affection

• a matter of vanity

What does the final stanza of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest?

"And round that early-laurelled head

Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,

And find unwithered on its curls

The garland briefer than a girl's."

• The greatest reward for the athlete is his benevolence.

• The athlete can no longer give advice to those left behind.

• The dead athlete's crown of laurels will be forever on his head.

• The athlete will soon be forgotten.

What excerpt from "To an Athlete Dying Young" best supports the inference that a disadvantage of old age is seeing others surpass you?

• "Eyes the shady night has shut/ Cannot see the record cut"

• "The time you won your town the race/ We chaired you through the market-place"

• "Smart lad, to slip bedtimes away/ From fields where glory does not stay"

• "Runners whom renown outran/ And the name died before the man"

In the poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" when was the first tie they carried him home?

• he was injured

• when he retired

• he won a race

• when he broke a record

In "To an Athlete Dying Young" what is the "stiller town" that he is being taken to?

• the cemetary

• his home

• the stadium

• the place of celebration

The speaker in "To an Athlete Dying Young" says the athlete is "smart" because he

• used good racing strategy

• didn't become greedy

• knew how to handle success

• died while his fame was fresh