Read the first stanza of "At the Sea-Side" by Robert Louis Stevenson.

When I was down beside the sea

A wooden spade they gave to me

To dig the sandy shore.

What is the main idea of the second line of this stanza?

The speaker enjoyed the sea.

The speaker went to the sea shore.

The speaker dug holes in the sand.

The speaker was given a little shovel.

The main idea of the second line of this stanza is, 'The speaker was given a little shovel.'

Explanation:

'The Sea Side' is a beautiful short poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. This poem brings back our childhood days when we all used to go by the sea shore and enjoy the sandy beach in all its glory.

The main idea that the poet puts forward through the second line is the fact that the speaker was given a little shovel.

The line,'a wooden spade they gave to me to dig the sandy shore' clearly states that the speaker was given a digging tool. It is mentioned that they gave him the spade 'to dig' the sandy shore. The words 'to dig' signifies that the speaker didn't yet dig the holes. So it definitely cannot be option C. Apart from that, option A and B also doesn't match the idea.