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In at least one hundred and fifty words, explain the importance of historical context in understanding the primary themes of Muriel Ruckeyser's "Poem." Provide specific evidence from the text to support your response.​

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The importance of historical context in Muriel Ruckeyser's "Poem" is significant in order to understanding the primary themes. There are many primary themes in the Ruckeyser's "Poem" such as war , living during war time, etc. but you get the jist as you read it , a central theme in the poem as already mentioned is war and being alive day to day in these times of war , and the historical context in Muriel Ruckeyser's "Poem" helps better understand the central themes of what it was like to live through the war times. In "Poem" by Muriel Ruckeyser , he states , "I lived in the first century of world wars. Most mornings i would be more or less insane, The newspapers would arrive with their careless stories,The news would pour out of various devices; interrupted by attempts to sell products to the unseen.I would call my friends on other devices; They would be more or less mad for similar reasons ." There it shows the emotions and thoughts of people during the time of war.

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