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Which of the following statements best characterizes Randall Jarrell’s 1945 poem “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” ?
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The poem contrasts the image of a child in its mother’s womb with cruel devaluation of human life in wartime.
BThe poem praises those technological achievements which protect human life in wartime.
CThe poem uses images of the apocalypse to criticize the cruelty of war.
DThe poem presents the war as a natural part of the perennial cycles of human history.
Correct Answer: A. The poem contrasts the image of a child in its mother’s womb with cruel devaluation of human life in wartime.
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