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Read the following poem:
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by William Carlos Williams
Subtle, clever brain, wiser than I am,
by what devious means do you contrive
to remain idle? Teach me, o master.
Now read it aloud. Try reading it aloud a few times.
Did the poem take on any new or different meaning when you read it aloud? If so, how? Did you prefer reading
the poem aloud or reading it to yourself?

When I read the poem to myself, I tried to understand the meaning of the poem. I discovered that the speaker is addressing his brain as something separate. He is asking his brain to teach him the art of remaining idle. I think this idea is funny and interesting.

When I read the poem aloud, I paused because of the punctuation. My voice changed when I asked the question in the poem. After reading the poem aloud multiple times, I discovered that punctuation in a poem helps convey meaning. Also, I found that the poem doesn’t rhyme. It reads like prose. I preferred reading the poem aloud because I gained more insight into its meaning.

When I read the poem to myself, I tried to understand the meaning of the poem. I discovered that the speaker is addressing his brain as something separate. He is asking his brain to teach him the art of remaining idle. I think this idea is funny and interesting.

When I read the poem aloud, I paused because of the punctuation. My voice changed when I asked the question in the poem. After reading the poem aloud multiple times, I discovered that punctuation in a poem helps convey meaning. Also, I found that the poem doesn’t rhyme. It reads like prose. I preferred reading the poem aloud because I gained more insight into its meaning.

Explanation:

the answer is a).

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