Question

Read the following poem carefully

Answer 1

Answer:

1. e

2. C.

Explanation:

'Giving Back The Flower' is apoem written by Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt. The poem is about the flowers offered to deceased soldiers.

1. The contrast that the poet shows in line 14 and line 16 emphasizes the devastating effects of war. In line 14, we can see a woman adorned with jewels and lace, and in line 16 the children are crying for bread and fire, which suggests that there is lack. This reflects the lives of deceased soldier's family. And, emphasizes devastating effect of war. Therefore, option E is correct.

2. The structure of the poem is set with alternating stanzas of the poem present an imagined conversation among the speaker, the deceased, and God. Therefore, option C is correct.