Analyzing the Structure of a Poem: I Sit by the Fire and Think by J.R.R. Tolkien

Which best describes the first stanza?

• The speaker looks back on past events with sadness and deep regret.

• The speaker looks ahead to future events with excitement.

• The speaker thinks about the past and wonders about the future.

• The speaker thinks about all he has to do in the months ahead.

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How does the idea of time contribute to the poem's structure?

• The speaker thinks about the past, and then the future, and the end he returns to the present.

• The speaker first thinks about what will happen in the future, wonders about the present, and then the past.

• The speaker thinks about the present autumn, then wonders what winter without spring would be like.

• The speaker recalls sitting by the fire during his youth, and remembers the sound of feet and voices.

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