Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!What idea is expressed in this excerpt?

The speaker’s exclamation places people among the market’s plentiful produce: “wives” appear in the avocados and “babies” in the tomatoes. This playful, exaggerated image conveys the abundance of both food and people, rather than showing neglect, gender roles, or frustration with crowds. The best answer is “The narrator is amazed by the market’s quantity of food and people.”

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