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Rama09 [41]
3 years ago
8

In "Grandma Ling." how does the speaker meet her grandmother?

English
1 answer:
Misha Larkins [42]3 years ago
8 0

B. She travels to Taiwan and meets her grandmother there.

<u>Explanation</u>:

  • In the poem, 'Grandma Ling' the speaker Amy Ling stayed in Pennsylvania. She was then told that if she dug a hole in her backyard she would reach China. But she goes on to say that she was not strong enough to do that.
  • The speaker waited for twenty years and finally sailed to Taiwan. It is in Taiwan that she finally meets her grandmother for the first time.
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