Parents in Oceania are often afraid of their children because they believed that the minds of a child could just be easily manipulated and controlled and they could be used as a spy against their parents. Therefore, they give extreme security to their children so as the incident be avoided to happen.
Wow that took me a while but the only thing i could think of was echo so i think that might be it
Answer: world war 2
Explanation: vietnam is the key to the answer.
The best anser is C - gaunt. Gaunt means thin and looking exhausted, such as when one is old or tired.
The answer can be actually found directly in the poem, which contains the line: 'An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small'. Gaunt is used directly in the poem!
I assume the "Web." means website, so I'd say B would be the answer.