Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."

I know that I shall meet my fate

Somewhere among the clouds above;

Those that I fight I do not hate

Those that I guard I do not love;

Which line best emphasizes the speaker's idea of death?

I know that I shall meet my fate

Somewhere among the clouds above;

Those that I fight I do not hate

Those that I guard I do not love;

The correct answer is I know that I shall meet my fate.

Explanation:

The protagonist of this poem is in the middle of a war. He recognizes that he will die somewhere in the sky, since he is in charge of piloting the plane.

He also says that he has no hatred for those he has to fight and that he has no love for those he has to protect, which is the people of Ireland. Rather, he feels that his people are not all, but the poor people who live in his country.

Given this information we can say that the correct answer is I know that I shall meet my fate.