Part A What is a theme of “The Whippoorwill”? One can find serenity and hope in nature. Peace found in nature can sustain one in the city. The mind can play tricks on a person. Memories of our past will always linger. Question 2 Part B How does the theme in Part A develop in the poem? The speaker regrets his move to the city and thinks only of his time in the countryside. Coming home in the evening to his place in the city, the speaker hears a whippoorwill. Even though the moon is hidden by smoke in the city, the speaker thinks of the sights and sounds of the country. The countryside is full of the sounds of nature and the call of the whippoorwill. PLZ I NEED HELP