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English, 09.12.2019 16:31 jeanieb

Read the poem "grass" and answer the question that follows.

pile the bodies high at austerlitz and waterloo.
shovel them under and let me work—
i am the grass; i cover all.

and pile them high at gettysburg
and pile them high at ypres and verdun.
shovel them under and let me work.
two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
what place is this?
where are we now?

i am the grass.
let me work.

how does the use of repetition best contribute to the meaning of the poem?

it creates a soothing and comforting sound that softens the harshness of reality.
it illustrates the tedium of modern life.
it emphasizes how the casualties of war repeat across time and place.
it emphasizes the cycle of life and death.

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