In the following stanza, what message is the great poet, Pablo Neruda, trying to convey?

Ode To Maze

America, from a grain

of maze you grew

to crown

with spacious lands

the ocean foam.

A grain a grain of maze was your geography.

From the grain

a green lance rose,

was covered with gold,

to grace the heights

of Peru with its yellow tassels.

A. Peru's wealth led it to great heights.

B. geography and oceans have led South America to greatness.

C. From small beginnings, South America grew to greatness because of maize.

D. Ocean foam and yellow tassels dot the countryside of Peru.

Question

Geography

Rhett Haley

2 May, 14:07

In the following stanza, what message is the great poet, Pablo Neruda, trying to convey?

Ode To Maze

America, from a grain

of maze you grew

to crown

with spacious lands

the ocean foam.

A grain a grain of maze was your geography.

From the grain

a green lance rose,

was covered with gold,

to grace the heights

of Peru with its yellow tassels.

A. Peru's wealth led it to great heights.

B. geography and oceans have led South America to greatness.

C. From small beginnings, South America grew to greatness because of maize.

D. Ocean foam and yellow tassels dot the countryside of Peru.

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Answers (2)

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Tyson Shea · Answer 1

The correct answer is indeed C.

(I just took the quiz and this was the correct answer)

Coleman Mcmahon · Answer 2

The correct answer of the given question above would be option C. Based on the given stanza from the Ode to Maze, the message that the great poet Pablo Neruda is trying to convey is that, from small beginnings, South America grew to greatness because of maze.