Select the correct answer. Which theme is demonstrated in the excerpt from "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae? In Flanders fiel
ds the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. A. The beauty of nature amid war B. The importance of graveyards C. The impossibility of hearing the larks D. The role of war in resolving differences
The correct answer would be option A: "The beauty of nature amid war". In the excerpt, the author mentions several traits of nature, emphasizing the beauty of the larks singing and then mentions "amid the guns below" so one could infer that there is a war going on.
Option B is incorrect because the author does not mention anything that could point to the scene being a graveyard. Option C is incorrect because the larks (on their own) are not the theme, they are merely a topic and option D is incorrect because the author does not mention anything about the war, except for the use of guns (resolving differences or not).
I know the answer is NOT C "During one great period of immigration--between 1891 and 1920--our nation received some 18 million men, women and children from other nations. The hard work of these immigrants helped make our economy the largest in the world."
