Reread these lines from the poem. And nothing I cared, at my sky blue trades, that time allows In all his tuneful turning so few
and such morning songs Before the children green and golden Follow him out of grace. How do these lines reflect the theme that time is everyone’s ultimate master? They portray time as ruthless, taking children into adulthood when they least expect it.
They show that the speaker didn’t appreciate his childhood until time took it away.
They describe time as a musical performer, entertaining children before adulthood.
They tell how the speaker feels that he is at time’s mercy and is being led into the dark.
