English, 01.04.2021 18:00 typicalemi4634

I want to be famous to shuffling men who smile while crossing streets,
sticky children in grocery lines,
famous as the one who smiled back.

I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous,
or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular,
but because it never forgot what it could do.

How does the change in point of view in lines 15 and 19 affect the meaning of the poem?
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A. The speaker shows that not everyone can be famous.

B. The speaker shows value for traditional fame.

C. The speaker shows that everyone can be important to someone.

D. The speaker shows the unimportance of fame.

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