Which best summarizes the meaning of the first two lines in the second stanza of james russell lowell's "life"?

a.
while life seems long, it is actually quite brief.

b.
though life is short, try to leave a great and lasting legacy.

c.
life is difficult, but it can still be enjoyable and rewarding.

d.
make the story of your life as brief and clear as possible.

what’s your question?

heylo !

explanation:

the correct answers are alternatives c and e.

travelling east from hormuz, venetian marco polo travels to cathay, which is an ancient name to refer to china, where he stays for several years.

he also visits mongolia. in those times the mongol empire was ruled by kublai kan. in "the travels of marco polo," marco polo met him and became his advisor.

the answer is d everyone else is wrong