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Twilight by Sara Teasdale Dreamily over the roofs The cold spring rain is falling, Out in the lonely tree A bird is calling, calling. Slowly over the earth The wings of night are falling; My heart like the bird in the tree Is calling, calling, calling. 3 How does the punctuation in the poem enhance its meaning? A. by emphasizing the bird's action and speaker's similar response B. by inserting a stop that makes the reader think of the cold rain C. by distinguishing the events that take place at a certain time of day D. by shifting the focus between nature's needs and the human heart's

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Answer: A the punctuation emphasizes the bird's actions and the speaker's response.

Step-by-step explanation:

But it also helps relate the activity in nature to the needs of the speaker's heart.

It's dangerous to oversimpliy poetry!

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