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Standard XII
English
Question

What message does the author want to convey in the above poem?
  1. The author addresses an unidentified stranger and questions society's expectation that strangers should refrain from addressing one another.
  2. The speaker describes various "carols" that arise from different figures in the American working class as people go about their work.
  3. It speaks directly to the author's lover, warning her what will happen if she falls out of love with the speaker.
  4. It conveys that life is sacred and we should not give it away no matter what challenges we face.

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It conveys that life is sacred and we should not give it away no matter what challenges we face.
B
It speaks directly to the author's lover, warning her what will happen if she falls out of love with the speaker.
C
The author addresses an unidentified stranger and questions society's expectation that strangers should refrain from addressing one another.
D
The speaker describes various "carols" that arise from different figures in the American working class as people go about their work.
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Here, the given poem is written from a first person perspective, addressing a stranger. The poem reveals nothing about the poet or the stranger, just poses a set of rhetorical question which serve to question society's restrictions: that two individuals who do not know each other cannot address one another openly. In this context, option A is the best answer.

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