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Question

My Sweet Old Etcetera
by E.E.cummings

my sweet old etcetera

aunt lucy during the recent

war could and what

is more did tell you just

what everybody was fighting

for, . . .

"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
What interpretation does the poet’s description of his aunt support?(1 point)
Responses

The poet feels that war is necessary to make the world safe for democracy.
The poet feels that war is necessary to make the world safe for democracy.

The poet makes a statement about the importance of his family and their support for the war.
The poet makes a statement about the importance of his family and their support for the war.

The poet feels that the public perception of the war is inaccurate and that the reality is much different.
The poet feels that the public perception of the war is inaccurate and that the reality is much different.

The poet makes a statement about the contrast between giving support and taking action.

Answer 1

The interpretation that the poet’s description of his aunt supports is:

The poet feels that the public perception of the war is inaccurate and that the reality is much different.

This interpretation aligns with the lines that suggest a disconnect between what "everybody was fighting for" and the poet's view of the war, indicated by the casual tone in the reference to his "sweet old etcetera." The poet seems to convey a sense of irony regarding the earnestness with which people view the reasons for war.