Read the poem.
The Pasture
I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;
I'll only stop to rake the leaves away
(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I sha'n't be gone long. You come too.
I'm going out to fetch the little calf
That's standing by the mother. It's so young,
It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
I sha'n't be gone long. You come too.
("The Pasture" by Robert Frost)
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This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
Part A
Which statement best expresses a theme of the poem?
1. Natural beauty should be cherished.
O2. Rural life is both exhausting and satisfying.
3. Maturity and wisdom come from experience.
4. Life is richer when it is shared with a companion.
Part B
How does the poet develop the correct theme from Part A?
1. He contrasts the little calf with its mother.
2. He ends each stanza with "You come too."
3. He repeats the sentence "I sha'n't be gone long."
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He provides descriptive details about leaves and water.