Question

From Blossom by Li-young Lee 4. PART B: Which quote from the text best supports

the answer to Part A?
OA. "peaches/we bought from the boy/ at the bend
in the road where we turned toward /signs
painted Peaches" (Lines 2-5)
B. "From laden boughs, from hands, /from sweet
fellowship in the bins, / comes nectar at the
roadside" (Lines 6-8)
OC. "O, to take what we love inside. /to carry within
us an orchard" (Lines 11-12)
OD. "There are days we live / as if death were
nowhere" (Lines 17-18)

Answer 1

The quote from the text that best supports the answer to Part A is:

OC. "O, to take what we love inside. /to carry within us an orchard" (Lines 11-12)

This quote supports the idea that the speaker of the poem wants to preserve and carry with him the memory of the orchard and the experience of picking peaches. It speaks to the conflict between the individual desire to hold onto what one loves and the impermanence of life and the world. This conflict is central to the theme of the poem, and this quote illustrates it particularly well.

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