Which inference about the speaker's view of maturity is best supported by the poem?

Read these lines from the poem:

Throughout the poem, the speaker presents contrasting situations and responses.

Part A: Which statement best expresses a central theme of the poem?

PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the theme identified in Part A?

Read these lines from the poem:

Read these lines from the poem:

For most of the poem, the speaker repeats the conditional phrase “If you can” before revealing the outcome of these conditions in the final lines.