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Waken an Old Lady


by William Carlos Williams


Old age is

a flight of small

cheeping birds

skimming

bare trees

above a snow glaze.

Gaining and failing

they are buffeted

by a dark wind—

But what?

On harsh weedstalks

the flock has rested,

the snow

is covered with broken

seedhusks

and the wind tempered

by a shrill

piping of plenty.


What is the theme of this poem?


Elderly people should not go outside in snowy and windy weather.

For young people, life is full of challenges.

Elderly people should live life fully despite the difficulties of old age.

Young birds should not try to fly during strong winds.

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antonsandiego

After reading the ''Waken an Old Lady'' by William Carlos Williams I have mixed feelings about two of the options represented above. At first I thought, that elderly people should not go outside in snowy and windy weather. Then I read for the second time and now I am pretty sure that the correct statement that shows the theme of this poem is the third option ''Elderly people should not go outside in snowy and windy weather.''. Do hope it will help you.