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Beat Poetry

Question 1 • ELA 11B-CR

Read this phrase from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."The trees add shade to shade.What is the meaning of this phrase?

Answer
A
The narrator is contrasting the images of the market to nature.
B
The narrator is praising the loveliness of his cottage yard.
C
The narrator is remarking that trees make the night darker.
D
The narrator is wondering how he will find his way home.

Explanation

“Shade to shade” suggests that the trees add more darkness to an already dark night. The narrator is describing how the trees deepen the nighttime gloom, not praising a yard or contrasting the market with nature.

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