Question

Read the lines from "A Man Said to the Universe."

“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
What is conveyed by the universe’s response to the man?

Answer 1

d: The universe is confirming the man’s assertion that he exists, although the universe is doing so in a dismissive manner.

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Answer 2

In the poem "A Man Said to the Universe", the persona asks to given attention and recognition. However, the message conveyed in universe's response to the man implies that our existence is too simple, that a man is just a grain of sand in an enormous ocean, and that we are not the most important element in the universe.