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gavmur [86]
2 years ago
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Read this sentence from "Childhood and Poetry." Just as I once left the pinecone by the fence, I have left my words on the door

of so many people who were unknown to me, people in prison or hunted, or alone. Based on this comment, whom does Neruda most clearly identify as the audience for his poetry? A people who are kind and generous B. people who are lonely or in trouble C people who prefer to live in the past D people who are filled with joy and light​
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My name is Ann [436]2 years ago
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