Question

DREAMS BY LINDA PASTAN 5. How does stanza 4 contribute to the development of the


poem's meaning?


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A It conveys how dreams can be painful because they


emphasize absence.


B It emphasizes that dreams send us messages from


the departed.


OC It illustrates the power of dreams to heal the pains of


the past.


D It demonstrates the importance of parents in


comforting children after nightmares.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It conveys how dreams can be painful because they  emphasize absence

Explanation:

In that stanza, the poet saw her father in her dream standing on the shore and wearing knickers and a cap. She said that the dream of him was a wound that even morning could not heal.

The words from that stanza show that the poet missed her father greatly and that it was the dream that reminded her of, or emphasized the absence of her father. Dreams most times remind us of events that have happened a long time ago or of people whom we have lost in death.