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In “The Voice,” William Oandasan adds spaces to Stanzas 6 and 9.

6 9
jolting my dream around fire on my head
an old man struggling a rattlesnake hisses and slithers
with an eel his coat appears then flies up out of sight
disheveled and empty fighting in sleep i cry out

Which statements show why Oandasan most likely added the spaces?

Select 2 correct answers.

Question 1 options:

The spaces show the connection between Stanzas 6 and 9.


The spaces make the stanzas look more interesting on the page.


The spaces act like periods and cause readers to stop.


The spaces indicate that the poet is introducing a new idea.

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The spaces act like a period and cause the reader to stop
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