Poem: bag of bone

3. The focus of the poem shifts at line 30. How does this
shift contribute to the meaning of the poem?
O A As the speaker turns from mourning murder victims
to accusing their executioner, the poem focuses on
the injustice of the dictator's rule.
B The focus of the poem shrinks from that of a mass
grave to the life of one man, and this emphasizes
survivors' feelings of guilt.
OC The scope of the poem expands from a meditation
on death to a criticism of tyranny, and this develops
the poem's call to action.
OD As the speaker walks away from the mass grave, the
poem emphasizes how survivors can secure closure.

A. is the right answer. Around line 30 of the poem the shift occurs, the poet talks about the dictator as the murderer and points finger at him as the unjust ruler and tyrant. The author is explaining how it is the dictator’s fault that millions are dead and how he also has “the heart and the skull”, and so does the audience that claps and supports him, but which can become the victim as well.

B. is not the right answer. The poem does not explore the experiences of survivors' feelings of guilt.

C. is not the right answer. The poem does not call people to action against the dictator.

D. is not the right answer. There is no part about securing closure for certain, and the poem ends ambiguously.