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Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."
Will we stroll dreaming of the lost America of love past blue automobiles in driveways, home to our silent cottage?
In this stanza, the speaker wishes
he owned a blue vehicle like his neighbors.
he was back in his quiet home away from the market.
Whitman was still alive to keep him company.
America could be like it was when Whitman was alive.
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Correct answer: America could be like it was when Whitman was alive.
Explanation: the phrase "dreaming of the lost America of love" shows nostalgia for an earlier, more ideal America (the America associated with Whitman). The speaker imagines strolling (with Whitman) past "blue automobiles" toward a "silent cottage" — it’s a wistful vision, not literally about owning a car or already being at home. While Whitman is imagined as a companion in the poem, the main wish in this stanza is that America could be as it once was.
Explanation: the phrase "dreaming of the lost America of love" shows nostalgia for an earlier, more ideal America (the America associated with Whitman). The speaker imagines strolling (with Whitman) past "blue automobiles" toward a "silent cottage" — it’s a wistful vision, not literally about owning a car or already being at home. While Whitman is imagined as a companion in the poem, the main wish in this stanza is that America could be as it once was.
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