Read the poem.

fern hill
by dylan thomas
(see attached images for the poem.)

reread these lines from the poem.

and nothing i cared, at my sky blue trades, that time allows
in all his tuneful turning so few and such morning songs
before the children green and golden
follow him out of grace.

how do these lines reflect the theme that time is everyone’s ultimate master?

a: they describe time as a musical performer, entertaining children before adulthood.

b: they portray time as ruthless, taking children into adulthood when they least expect it.

c: they tell how the speaker feels that he is at time’s mercy and is being led into the dark.

d: they show that the speaker didn’t appreciate his childhood until time took it away.