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Passage My Heart Leaps Up by William Wordsworth MY heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began, So is it now I am a man, So be it when I shall grow old Or let me die! The child is father of the man: And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety Question 10 of 26 How does the line “The child is father of the man” add to the meaning of the poem? It reflects the narrator’s opinion that youth often dictates how the elderly live. It casts doubt on whether nature can truly be enjoyed in old age the same way it was loved as a child. It emphas

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Passage
My Heart Leaps Up
by William Wordsworth
MY heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow old
Or let me die!
The child is father of the man:
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety

How does the line “The child is father of the man” add to the meaning of the poem?
A) It reflects the narrator’s opinion that youth often dictates how the elderly live.
B) It casts doubt on whether nature can truly be enjoyed in old age the same way it was loved as a child.
C) It emphasizes that a love of nature that is fostered in childhood influences how one experiences nature as an adult.
D) It underscores the narrator’s opinion that nature is loved in a more pure way as a child than as an adult.