The object of the extract is____?

JAMB 2019

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Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.

A. childishness
B. the unchanging cycle of nature
C. the adverse effect of old age
D. human being

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation

The object of the extract is childishness, Childhood teaches people the simple lessons they should carry with them for the rest of their lives. Childishness is when you want to feel a childlike sense of wonder upon seeing the natural world every day of one's life.

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