Question

The End of Science Fiction by Lisel Mueller 1996. Which line best supports the meaning of the poem's title, "The End of Science Fiction"?

A. "This is not fantasy, this is our life." (Line 1)
B. "Both hands are stopped at noon." (Line 7)
C. "The genre is dead. Invent something new." (Line 13)
D. "Invent us as we were / before our bodies glittered" (Lines 24-25)

Answer 1

C. "The genre is dead. Invent something new." (Line 13)

This line most directly states the poem’s claim that science fiction has ended, explicitly declaring the genre dead and calling for something new—which mirrors the poem’s title.