Question

Which two lines in the poem indicate its theme?

Answer 1

The following two verses express the poem théme:

"Be comforted; the world is very old,

And generations pass, as they have passed."

This poem is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), an American poet whose verses are still being recovered by young generations.

The poem theme is time as the factor which separates life and death. That´s why we can read in the first verses:

"if I were dead,

What would befall these children?".

Answer 2

Actually it is "And generations pass, as they have passed" and "thousands of times has the old tale has been told".

Hope it helps homies.