Question

Read the second stanza from "Mutability.” We rest.—A dream has power to poison sleep; We rise.—One wandering thought pollutes the day; We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep; Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away Which idea about humans is expressed in the last two lines of this stanza? Humans lose the ability to reason when they are overcome with emotion.
Humans are not always certain how to handle the emotions they feel.

Humans experience a broad range of emotions throughout a lifetime.

Humans do not appreciate the emotions of which they are capable

Answer 1

Humans experience a wide range of emotions throughout a lifetime.

Answer 2

The idea expressed in the last two lines of the stanza is (C) Humans experience a broad range of emotions throughout a lifetime. This is clearly expressed by the phrase "We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep; embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away." In this way, the author explains all the different feeling (happiness, sadness, etc.) that human being experience throughout their life.