Read these lines from the sonnet:
Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end;
Each changing place with that which goes before,
In sequent toil all forwards do contend.
What does the poet convey through the simile in these lines?

the beauty of the seashore

the benevolence of nature

the ruthless power of the sea

the relentless nature of time

Question

Read these lines from the sonnet:
Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, 
So do our minutes hasten to their end; 
Each changing place with that which goes before, 
In sequent toil all forwards do contend.
What does the poet convey through the simile in these lines?

the beauty of the seashore

the benevolence of nature

the ruthless power of the sea

the relentless nature of time

anonymous · Answer

I dont know this answer and in trying to pass the test

anonymous · Answer

D. the relentless nature of time