My Sweet Old

Question

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.
A)
Use the lines to answer the question.
What interpretation does the poet’s description
of his aunt support?
(1 point)
The poet makes a statement about the
contrast between giving support and
taking action.
The poet feels that the public perception
of the war is inaccurate and that the
reality is much different.
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.

Answer 1

The correct 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 is backed by the phrase "my sweet old etcetera," which implies a sense of irony or dismissal of the grand narratives or justifications often associated with war. The mention of the aunt's perspective suggests a contrast between what individuals like her may believe about the war and the more complex, perhaps less romanticized, reality of it.