Question

PART A: Read the following excerpt from the passage.

Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land,
Drawing no dividend from time's to-morrows.
What does the word dividend mean in the context of the sentence?
O A. The poem uses "dividend to refer to payment from the military.
B. The poem uses "dividend to refer to the soldier's anticipated military honors.
C. The poem uses "dividend" sarcastically to refer to the traumatic experiences of war.
D. The poem ušes "dividend" figuratively to refer to the threat of death that will prevent them from
living another day

Answer 1

O A. The poem uses "dividend to refer to payment from the military.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word "dividend" was used in the sentence to represent a salary, a bonus. In the context of the poem, the author reveals that soldiers live with the expectation of death in their lives and in their work during the war. This means that soldiers have nothing guaranteed for the future, they should not expect wages, nor moral, physical, economic, or social bonuses, as they can die at any minute.