Which is the best interpretation of Archibald MacLeish's statement, "A poem should not mean but be"?
A. Poetry is best understood by those who have studied it for many
years.
B. People should read and experience poetry on its simplest surface
level.
C. Images and sound are less important than meaning in poetry.
D. There is more to experience in a poem than just figuring out its
ning.

answer d

explanation:

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

we don't know what poem you are referring to

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