Question

(HC) Helen Grey

Answer 1

The lines in bold mean that no one can stop time, and men will be less likely to love someone who is old and gray.

These lines reinforce the theme that Helen Grey should not be so proud, just because someone loves her right now. The narrator warns Helen to "Take heed, you yet may trip and fall, / And no man care to stretch his arm", which is saying that she might lose her charm and beauty and then men aren't going to love her anymore. The ending lines show that even if she doesn't "trip", no one can escape time and what that does to beauty. 

Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

The theme of Christina Georgina Rossetti's poem "Helen Grey" is, beauty isn't everything. We know this to be true because the Rossetti describes Helen Grey as "handsome" and "proud" but also says "But so you miss that modest charm / Which is the surest charm of all." This shows the reader that Helen Grey is very attractive and takes pride in her attraction. However, she has let her beauty go to her head, resulting in an unpleasant personality that no man has found her attractive. The last four lines of the poem "Helen Grey" support the its main theme by drawing the reader's attention to the reality of age and time. Time will continue to go by causing Helen to grow old, wrinkly, and gray. Time will pass and with it, Helen's beauty shall pass too. If she does not  change her ways, she will be left with and unattractive personality, and face.