Question

I Am a Poet By Juanita Castro

Read the following dictionary entry:

Concentrate

Verb

1. To make denser
2. To come together toward a shared center
3. To bring all faculties to bear on a topic or activity
4. To intensify

Which definition most closely matches the meaning of concentrate as it is used in line 29? Write the correct definition of concentrate here and explain how you figured out it’s meaning.

Answer 1

in line 29 of the poem "I Am a Poet" by Juanita Castro, the speaker says, "I concentrate on making words sing," which implies that they are focusing all their mental and creative faculties on the act of making words "sing" or creating poetry. This aligns with the definition of "concentrate" as "to bring all faculties to bear on a topic or activity."

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