Which lines in the poem indicate its theme? A Shadow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I said unto myself, if I were dead, What woul
d befall these children? What would be Their fate, who now are looking up to me For help and furtherance? Their lives, I said, Would be a volume wherein I have read But the first chapters, and no longer see To read the rest of their dear history, So full of beauty and so full of dread. Be comforted; the world is very old, And generations pass, as they have passed, A troop of shadows moving with the sun; Thousands of times has the old tale been told; The world belongs to those who come the last, They will find hope and strength as we have done.
<span> The world belongs to those who come the last, They will find hope and strength as we have done. I'm pretty sure that is your theme. The way a theme was defined for me is as a universal truth. It's something the whole world can agree on. Or, the theme of a party is something that can be recognized and agreed upon by the guests.</span>
I think the author established anger as the mood in the excerpt. It is noticeable how the character is furious (for whatever reason) and shows her emotions by tearing that thin handkerchief into ribbons.
