Answer:
“‘Laugh and fear not, creatures. Now that you are no longer dum and witless, you need not always be grave. For jokes as well as justice come in with speech.’
Most of the time, the writer will give you key clues to his/her piece. Usually, in order to know his/her motivation, it is best to look at reoccurring clues. <span />
1: fish and plants. 2: and um C? ( cannot find anything on the last one
B. I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree
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