515English LiteratureMedium
Which of the following statements best characterizes Randall Jarrell’s 1945 poem “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”?
AThe poem presents the war as a natural part of the perennial cycles of human history.
BThe poem contrasts the image of a child in its mother’s womb with cruel devaluation of human life in wartime.
CThe poem praises those technological achievements which protect human life in wartime.
DThe poem uses images of the apocalypse to criticize the cruelty of war.
Correct answer
B. The poem contrasts the image of a child in its mother’s womb with cruel devaluation of human life in wartime.
Explanation
The correct answer is The poem contrasts the image of a child in its mother’s womb with cruel devaluation of human life in wartime..