Which two statements capture the meaning of 'Alone' for thinking beings?
- A. Meeting, talking and bidding good-night
- B. Quietude and calmness of the self
- C. Life lived and understood
- D. Becoming free from faith
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Correct answer: C. B and C only
Explanation
'The stillness where our spirits walk' (B) and 'life endured and known' (C).
Note: Passage I is Siegfried Sassoon's 'Alone' ('When I'm alone…'), which is copyrighted in many countries and not reproduced. A man's casual 'When I'm alone' sets the speaker thinking how 'strange we grow when we're alone', unlike the selves that meet and talk and say good-night. 'Alone' is the stillness where our spirits walk, 'life endured and known', which leaves only our inmost faith.
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