Read the excerpt from "Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant. Yet not to thine eternal resting-placeShalt thou retire alone, nor couldst thou wishCouch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie downWith patriarchs of the infant world—with kings,The powerful of the earth—the wise, the good,Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre.
Answer
A
They emphasize the elaborate nature of the rituals that surround death.
B
They suggest that most people misunderstand what happens after death.
C
They emphasize that death is something to be welcomed rather than feared.
D
They suggest people seem more important to others in death than in life.