Which one of the following best expresses the paraphrase of the above?
Read the extract carefully and answer the question that follows:
We look before and after,
And pine for what is not:
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught;
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
Which one of the following best expresses the paraphrase of the above?
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Correct answer: (C) Life has both joys and sorrows about it
Explanation
In these lines from Shelley’s ‘To a Skylark’ the poet says human laughter is mixed with pain and our sweetest songs speak of sad thoughts - human life holds both joys and sorrows.