$11$ The description of the pears in lines $1$ through $11$ helps to illustrate the

$(1)$ balance between stability and change

$(2)$ difficulty of recognizing imperfection

$(3)$ difference between perception and reality

$(4)$ importance of overcoming obstacles

$12$ The word "sating" as used in line $31$ is closest in meaning to

$(1)$ indulging

$(2)$ blinding

$(3)$ sunning

$(4)$ endangering

$13$ The narrator's conflict in lines $36$ through $42$ is resolved through

$(1)$ understanding the nature of humans

$(2)$ posing philosophical arguments

$(3)$ accepting the cycle of the seasons

$(4)$ questioning religious beliefs

$14$ The narrator in the poem can best be described as

$(1)$ hopeful and excited

$(2)$ dejected and alienated

$(3)$ impulsive and carefree

$(4)$ reflective and resigned