Read the first stanza of "the tide rises, the tide falls." the tide rises, the tide falls, the twilight darkens, the curlew calls; along the sea-sands damp and brown the traveller hastens toward the town, and the tide rises, the tide falls. which statement best describes the theme of this stanza?

It seems that you have missed the necessary options for us to answer this question, but anyway, here is the answer. Based on the given stanza above of  "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls," the statement that best describes the theme of this stanza is that, human beings are challenged by events in the natural world. Hope this answers your question.