To an Athlete Dying

Lines 1-4 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest that

• people honor and reward physical strength

• Time brings unwelcome and painful change.

• One should refuse to give away your affection.

• give advice to young men you know

What does the speaker mean by "home" in line 6 of "To an Athlete Dying Young"?

• never-ending sorrow

• a matter of vanity

• the speaker

• the final resting place

What action do lines 21-22 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest?

• entering the grave

• Refuse to give away your affection.

• honor and reward physical strength

• lack the capacity to take advice

Lines 11-12 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" convey the idea that

• Time brings unwelcome and painful change.

• people honor and reward physical strength

• glory fades quickly

• Refuse to give away your affection.

You can infer from lines 17-20 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" that the speaker believes a disadvantage of aging is

• you create a sense of inevitability

• you lack the capacity to take advice

• Refuse to give away your affection.

• a matter of vanity

What does the final stanza of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest?

• The greatest reward for the athlete is his benevolence.

• The athlete can no longer give advice to those left behind.

• The dead athlete's crown of laurels will be forever on his head.

• The athlete will sono be forgotten.

What excerpt from "To an Athlete Dying Young" best supports the inference that a disadvantage of old age is seeing others surpass you?

• "Eyes the shady night has shut / Cannot see the record cut"

• "The time you won your town the race/We chaired you through the market-place;"

• "Smart lad, to slip betimes away/From fields where glory does not stay,"

• "Runners whom renown outran/And the name died before the man."