Which excerpt highlights the theme of the fleeting nature of life?
but at my back i always hear
time's winged chariot hurrying near;
and yonder all before us lie
deserts of vast eternity.
(andrew marvell, " to his coy mistress)

and poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
and better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
one short sleep past, we wake eternally
and death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
(john donne, sonnet 10)

of what is fit and not. forsake thy cage,
thy rope of sands,
which petty thoughts have made, and made to thee
(george herbert, "the collar")

thy beams, so reverend and strong
why shouldst thou think?
i could eclipse and cloud them with a wink,
but that i would not lose her sight so long;
(john donne, "the sun rising ")

The excerpt highlights the theme of the fleeting nature of life is the one by Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress."

Explanation: This excerpt from Marvell's famous poem is specifically referring to the ephemeral nature of life, since the speaker is saying that he is constantly hearing the chariot of time - which is fast since it has wings - hurrying near, and eternity is ahead of us waiting for all of us. This poem is, in fact, a call to seize the day (carpe diem) and enjoy the pleasures that life has to offer. The speaker is telling to his coy mistress that if time was unlimited they could wait before courting and loving each other, but it is not, so he is urging her to let him love her.

honestly, school in itself just seems to be a huge waste of time. a lot of people graduate but still end up not doing anything in college anyways, which really makes the whole point of graduating seem useless. i'd rather not bring anyone's hopes up then. what i'd recommend is for whoever's reading this to simply drop out.

i mean, kanye did it. he said something along the lines of, "don't let society tell you what to do." now, he's obviously a very successful person, and since his album is called the college dropout i guess he never really had to go through all that nonsense in order to become a millionaire. the same goes for anyone else then.

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