Concept:The poem’s central idea is moral corruption leading to divine punishment.
Explanation:The poem describes people who have committed terrible moral crimes against one another.
Lines such as “Kindred blood has counted for less than no value” show murder and betrayal.
Also, “Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother” reveals sexual immorality and broken family bonds.
These acts are abominations, meaning serious offences against the land and its spirits.
The spirits are angry because human life is treated as worthless.
The result is retribution, seen in the barren land, scorched earth, and exhausted soil.
The people now struggle to “hoe” a land that has become as hard as rock.
This suffering is not random natural disaster, but a punishment caused by human wickedness.
Therefore, the poem’s theme is clearly abomination and retribution.
Answer:B. abomination and retribution.