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Read the poem.

Street Window
by Carl Sandburg

The pawn-shop man knows hunger,
And how far hunger has eaten the heart
Of one who comes with an old keepsake.
Here are wedding rings and baby bracelets,
Scarf pins and shoe buckles, jeweled garters,
Old-fashioned knives with inlaid handles,
Watches of old gold and silver,
Old coins worn with finger-marks.
They tell stories.

In “Street Window,” Sandburg describes people who are so desperate for money that they sell their personal treasures.

Which lines from the poem best convey this thought?


“The pawn-shop man knows hunger, / And how far hunger has eaten the heart”

“And how far hunger has eaten the heart / Of one who comes with an old keepsake.”

“Old coins worn with finger-marks. / They tell stories.”

“Scarf pins and shoe buckles, jeweled garters,/ Old-fashioned knives with inlaid handles"

Respuesta :

mcarc09

After reading the poem "Street Window," we can choose the following lines as best conveying the thought that people who are desperate for money may sell their personal treasures:

B. “And how far hunger has eaten the heart / Of one who comes with an old keepsake.”

What is the poem about?

The poem is about people who sell their keepsakes, their precious and valuable objects, because they are hungry and in desperate need of money to eat.

The speaker of the poem talks about how the owner of the pawn-shop understands that feeling. He knows that those people would not be selling their keepsakes unless they were desperate.

Hunger is, thus, capable of leading people to desperate acts. And that is what the lines in letter B show: “And how far hunger has eaten the heart / Of one who comes with an old keepsake.”

Learn more about "Street Window" here:

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