The answer would be sections 2 and 3.
The author starts the poem conveying the beauty of nature and how it reminds him, at the same time, of the fleeting aspect of life. <u>In the second stanza, he develops a sort of calculation of his own mortality and how close he is to the end</u>. There's a strong irony here in how nature's grace and splendor serves to remind him of death. <u>In the third and final stanza, he concludes that he should carry on living with intensity every moment as an antidote for life's brevity.</u>
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"confident and heroic" is the one phrase that <span>best describes the way Walter sees himself in his imaginary world. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is option "C".
"respectful" is the word among the choices given that </span>is the best antonym for the word derisive. <span>The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is option "B".</span>
The anwser is A: That like Polybus, the prophecy is dead and buried.
By saying that the prophetic oracles were worthless, the speaker demonstrates his complete dislike and disregard for them. And to emphasize his opinion, he adds that Polybus has taken them to Hades (in older Greek mhyts this the abode of the dead,where all mortals go when they die), which is a place where he already is.