"I put the brown paper in my pocket along with the chalks, and possibly other things. I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one's pocket: the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword. Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long: and the age of the great epics is past."
(From G.K. Chesterton's "A Piece of Chalk")
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?
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Answer: C
Based on a literal reading of the passage, we can evaluate each option:
- Option A: The word "reflected" in the passage means "pondered" or "thought deeply", not physical reflection using a mirror. Thus, Option A is incorrect.
- Option B: The author planned to write a book of poems about "the things in my pocket", not about epics. Thus, Option B is incorrect.
- Option C: The passage explicitly states: "...the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword." This directly supports that the pocket-knife is described as the infant of the sword. Thus, Option C is correct.
- Option D: The passage states that "the age of the great epics is past", not that they are "too inconvenient to write". Thus, Option D is incorrect.
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