The questions below refer to the selection "The Second Coming" and "Sailing to Byzantium."

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

These lines from "The Second Coming" describe a (n) -

a.

house falling down

c.

individual growing old

b.

society in collapse

d.

economy in recession

Society in collapse

Explanation:

The second coming refers to the second coming of Christ. He needs to fix a world that has lost its values and mostly, has forgotten about affection and solidarity for our equals. That is why the answer is society in collapse. The poem was written using the disastrous World War II as an inspiration.

B. society in collapse