aunt lucy during the recent
war could and what
is more did tell you just
what everybody was fighting
for, my sister
Isabel created hundreds
(and hundreds) of socks not to
mention fleaproof earwarmers
etcetera wristers etcetera, my
mother hoped that
i would die etcetera
bravely of course my father used
to become hoarse talking about how it was
a privilege and if only he
could meanwhile my
self etcetera lay quietly
in the deep mud etcetera
(dreaming, etcetera, of Your smile eyes knees and of your Etcetera)
"my sweet old etcetera". Copyright 1926, 1954, (c) 1991 by the Trustees for the E. E. Cummings Trust. Copyright (c) 1985 by George James Firmage, from COMPLETE POEMS: 1904-1962 by E. E. Cummings, edited by George J. Firmage. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Question
Use the poem to answer the question.
What interpretation can be supported based on the poet’s decision to describe how each of his family members views the war? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
The poet reveals the favoritism he shows toward some family members.
The poet reveals the favoritism he shows toward some family members.
The poet is showing the contrast between the perception of war and its reality.
The poet is showing the contrast between the perception of war and its reality.
The poet is mocking the glorification of war as noble and necessary.
The poet is mocking the glorification of war as noble and necessary.
The poet stresses the overall uselessness of violence and war.
The poet stresses the overall uselessness of violence and war.
The poet indicates his own views using capitalization to rank importance.
1 answer
The two correct answers that can be supported based on the poet’s decision to describe how each of his family members views the war are:
These interpretations reflect how the poem contrasts the idealized notions of war held by family members with the bleak reality experienced by the speaker.
