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"Travellers in their last distress" is from:

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"Travellers in their last distress" is from:

a

Now the Leaves are Falling Fast

b

An Epitaph

c

Ode to Autumn

d

The Soldier

✓ Correct answer: a)

Now the Leaves are Falling Fast

Explanation

In the poem 'Now the Leaves are Falling Fast' written by W.H. Auden, the line "Travellers in their last distress" appears in the final stanza.

The 'Travellers' are human beings. In this poem, life is compared to a journey, and every person is a traveller moving toward the end of their life. The "last distress" refers to death.

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