somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond / e. e. cummings

Test Practice

Identify Main Idea

With your partner, discuss how to answer this question about the main idea of the selection.

What idea is presented by the repetition of open and close?
a. the cyclical nature of life
b. contrasting forces at work in the speaker’s relationship
c. the on-and-off again nature of the speaker’s relationship
d. the comparison of love to a flower blooming


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered while reading help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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