Read the poem “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay. If we must die—let it not be like hogsHunted and penned in an inglorious spot,While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,Making their mock at our accursed lot.If we must die—oh, let us nobly die So that our precious blood may not be shedIn vain; then even the monsters we defyShall be constrained to honor us though dead!Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe;Though far outnumbered, let us still be brave, And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!What though before us lies the open grave?Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack,Pressed to the wall, dying, but—fighting back!What sentence best conveys the speaker’s message?
Answer
A
Nature is more powerful than humans.
B
Victory is unlikely when one is outnumbered.
C
There is honor in dying courageously.
D
Nonviolence is the only way to prevent bloodshed.
Explanation
The speaker urges his people to face their enemies bravely, even though they are outnumbered and may die. He says they should “nobly die” so their blood is not shed in vain and their courage will be honored. This conveys that there is honor in dying courageously, rather than that victory is certain or that they should avoid fighting.
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