2 How does the idea of time contribute to the poem's structure? A The speaker thinks about the past and then the future, and at the end he returns to the present.

B. The speaker first thinks about what will happen in the future, wonders about the present, and then the past.

C The speaker thinks about the present autumn, then wonders what winter without spring would be like.

D The speaker recalls sitting by the fire during his youth, and remembers the sound of feet and voices.​