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Read the excerpt from "Constantly Risking Absurdity (#15)” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.the poet like an acrobat climbs on rime to a high wire of his own making

A
the audience’s first impression of a poem
B
the beauty created by the words in a poem
C
the chances a poet takes when writing a poem
D
the poet’s satisfaction after finishing a poem
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Read the excerpt from "Constantly Risking Absurdity (#15)” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.And he a little charleychaplin man who may or may not catch her fair eternal form spreadeagled in the empty air of existence

A
It emphasizes the poet’s keen desire to perform for the audience.
B
It increases the pace at which the reader moves through the line.
C
It suggests that the speaker assumes that readers know the actor’s full name.
D
It highlights the uncertainty of the audience about whom they are watching.
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Read the excerpt from "Not Waving but Drowning” by Stevie Smith.Poor chap, he always loved larkingAnd now he’s deadIt must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,They said.

A
He loved nature.
B
He loved adventure.
C
The people around him thought he was unwell.
D
The people around him thought he was carefree.
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Read the poem "Not Waving but Drowning” by Stevie Smith.Nobody heard him, the dead man,But still he lay moaning:I was much further out than you thoughtAnd not waving but drowning.Poor chap, he always loved larkingAnd now he’s deadIt must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,They said.Oh, no no no, it was too cold always(Still the dead one lay moaning)I was much too far out all my lifeAnd not waving but drowning.

A
It compares the drowning man’s inescapable fate to the speaker’s feeling of isolation.
B
It refers to both the speaker’s position on the shore and the drowning man’s death.
C
It contrasts the drowning man’s increasing hopelessness and the speaker’s determination.
D
It refers to both the speaker’s inability to help and the drowning man’s position in the water.

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