Question

How does the poet create the element of surprise
in the last two stanzas of the poem, on page 3?
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by explaining that the speaker is not an old friend,
but a new one
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by revealing that the speaker has moved away
from the subject of the poem
by revealing that the speaker is not a human
friend, but a state of being
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by explaining that the speaker has never met the
subject of the poem

Answer 1

The poet creates the element of surprise in the last two stanzas of the poem, on page 3 by revealing that the speaker is not a human friend, but a state of being. (Option C)

What is an element of surprise?

In literature, an unexpected twist in a plot or the flow of events in the story is what is referred to as the "element of surprise".

It is a surprise because the reader didn't anticipate it. Hence the poet creates the element of surprise in the last two stanzas of the poem, on page 3 by revealing that the speaker is not a human friend, but a state of being. (Option C)

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