Question

Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo. Shovel them under and let me work— I am the grass; I cover all. And pile them high at Gettysburg And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun. Shovel them under and let me work. Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor: What place is this? Where are we now? I am the grass. Let me work. Which statement best describes the speaker of the poem?
 
A.)The speaker is the grass that is determined to grow over the earth.

B.) The speaker is the person who cares for the grass at the battlefields.

C.)The speaker is the body that the grass covers.

D.)The speaker is the shovel that carries the earth and the grass.

Answer 1

Answer:

A.)The speaker is the grass that is determined to grow over the earth.

Explanation:

In this poem, the speaker is the grass which is determined to grow all over the earth. We learn this due to the repetition of the phrase "I am the grass; I cover all." The grass tells us that it is present everywhere, that it covers everywhere, and that it is unconcerned about the events that happened on the land it is covering.

Answer 2

A.)The speaker is the grass that is determined to grow over the earth.