The answer is "longing." Explanation: Both poems express a yearning for something that has been lost. Even though they stem from different cultural backgrounds, their themes resonate similarly in expressing this sentiment. Phrases from each poem illustrate this longing.
My guess for the answer is A
A. The next to last sentence indicates that “...Susan and Claire felt that they wouldn’t perceive things similarly,” thus altering their viewpoints on how they will view situations differently from now on.
