i don't understand how i would be able to answer this.
The author might compare "the awkward waddling walk of a swam to the torture of life that humans life on this planet". This might be considered a metaphor for the "release of death and the grace" in comparison to life itself. The reader might perceive that life is awkward and death is sweet. So it could be said that the theme of the poem might be "the release of the burden of life in death".
I think it's this one:
<span>"By nightfall he was fatigued, footsore, famished. The thought of his wife and children urged him on."
"urged him on" suggests that he's going somewhere, and that he needs motivation to go there. It seems that he's on the edge of survival: he's fatigued, famished, and where he's going is where his salvation likely is. </span>
A.) In both stories, the main characters are trying to survive a distressing situation and need help for their rescue.
