"nor how they sometimes fall short" (line 8)
I hope this is the passage you are referring to.
This poem is regarding a cat that should go home but has soo much more to do. It expresses how the cat hears the call to come home but instead continues to enjoy its own activities.
Hope this helps
A. Would be correct because mayor is the subject and lives being the verb.
Yes he is and he was a very smart man.
Explanation:
sentence :
"They're going to watch the news at seven o'clock"
Answer:
Beth shows a positive stance while Carl shows a negative stance