Which words from "Evening" most strongly suggest the theme?When little lights in little ports come out / Quivering down through water with the stars

And all the fishing fleet of slender spars / Range at their moorings

The curve of black-ribbed deck gleams palely white / And slumbrous waters pool

Then, and then only, have I thought how sweet / Old age might sink upon a windy youth

the words from evening that most strongly suggest the theme would be :
Then, and then only, have i thought how sweet/ oldd age might sink upon a windy youth
this reflect the theme of past recollection

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holesstanham holesstanham · Answer 2 · 2019-02-05T13:14:29-05:00

Answer: Then, and then only, have I thought how sweet / Old age might sink upon a windy youth.

In this poem, the author compares the arrival of the evening with the arrival of old age. She describes the way activity ceases when the light goes down, and this leads her to conclude that old age is similarly, the end of activity. The end of an active life, however, can arrive peacefully and sweetly to a "windy" (eventful) youth. This theme is reflected in the last option.