Read the following excerpt from "Wilderness" by Carl Sandburg: There is a wolf in me... fangs pointed for tearing gashes.
... a red tongue for raw meat... and the hot lapping of
blood-1 keep this wolf because the wilderness gave it to
me and the wilderness will not let it go.
Which statement best explains how the poet's word choice in this poem
conveys the tone?
O A. It compares the speaker to a wolf to convey a wild, animalistic
tone.
O B. It uses words such as "fangs" and "blood" to suggest a break with
society's rules
O c. It uses words such as 'gashes" and "raw" to express a savage
attitude.
O D. It personifies the wilderness with phrases such as "gave it" and
"not let it go."
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