How do the images support Lowell's theme? Birds represent change. Leaves and snow
suggest complacency and immobility.
The birds' activity contrasts with the poet's
melancholy feelings about snow and leaves.
Birds stand for lively spring and summer.
Dead leaves and snow suggest still fall and
winter.

C: "Birds stand for lively spring and summer.

Dead leaves and snow suggest still fall and

winter."

Explanation:

i believe it is he has been given the drum as a joke.

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.