Read the lines from The Elements of San Joaquín. The sky went black in the ninth hour of rolling trays, And in the distance ropes of rain dropped to pull me From the thick harvest that was not mine. Which statement is a theme in this excerpt?
Answer
A
The land supports those who tend its fields.
B
The workers labor very hard for other people.
C
Workers should not be asked to work at night.
D
The land is fruitful and ever changing.
Explanation
The speaker describes spending hours working in the harvest, then says the harvest “was not mine.” This suggests the workers labor hard while someone else benefits from their work. The best theme is that workers labor very hard for other people.
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