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Where the Picnic Was

Thomas Hardy

Type

Short story

Published

1913

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"Where the Picnic Was" — Comprehension Quiz In Thomas Hardy's poem "Where the Picnic Was," what does the speaker discover upon returning to the site of the past picnic?

AA group of strangers enjoying a new picnic
BA flourishing garden tended by his friends
CThe ashes of a fire and a barren, wintry scene
DA gravestone commemorating a loved one When the speaker revisits the location of a once joyful picnic, he finds only the cold remnants of the fire and a desolate, wintry landscape — highlighting themes of loss, memory, and the passage of time.

"Where the Picnic Was" by Thomas Hardy In Thomas Hardy's poem "Where the Picnic Was," what does the speaker find when he goes back to the location of the old picnic?

AA new family enjoying a picnic in the same spot
BA gravestone marking the death of a loved one
COnly cold ash and charred embers where the fire once burned
DA letter left behind by one of the picnic's attendees The speaker returns to discover the remains of the bonfire — cold ash and charred wood — which symbolize loss, the passage of time, and the death of one of the friends who attended the picnic.

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