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Read this excerpt from "You are Old, Father William" by Lewis Carroll. What is the subject of the excerpt?

"You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose

That your eye was as steady as ever,

Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose-

What made you so awfully clever?"

ОА.

how humans see

OB.

features of the face

O c.

age differences

OD

sarcastic humor

No

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User Csj
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Answer: Age differences

Step-by-step explanation:

"You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose: shows the age differencing.

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User Imee
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Answer:

Age differences

Step-by-step explanation:

The youth is yet to realise that there is a huge difference in what the old man has experienced and what he (the youth) had gone through. The old man had age in his defense

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