Question

Which line from this poem from Book of Songs best indicates the theme of anguish of not finding love?

Answer 1

Answer:

The line from this poem from Book of Songs best indicates the theme of anguish of not finding love is "There is none with whom my heart bides."

Explanation:

These lines are from the poem "Outside the Eastern Gate " from "Book of Songs" and it talks about how even when the narrator has a lot of options and many of them seem to be very good ones, there no one who can make him feel love in his heart, as he wanders about the girls around and who not event one seems to be the one.

Answer 2

Answer: B) "There is none with whom my heart bides."

Explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is  what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. From the given options, the line that best indicates the theme of anguish of not finding love, is the corresponding to option B: "There is none with whom my heart bides" because it indicates the pain the speaker feels for being alone.