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4. PART A: What is the poet's most likely purpose for writing this poem?

A. To send a message about forgiveness.
B. To criticize dictators and protest war.
C. To describe the positive aspects of war.
D. To show support for ending a war peacefully.

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The question is incomplete and the full version can be found online.

Answer: B. To criticize dictators and protest war.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question refers to the poem titled "The War Works Hard," by Dunya Mikhail.

Although the author seems to be praising war, by defining it as magnificent and efficient, it does so by describing its effects through bleak images that depict the horrors of war, such as that it "swings corpses through the air", "inspires tyrants" and it "builds new houses for the orphans."

By the end, when she states that, despite such great consequences, no one praises war, it becomes clear that she´s not praising it, but condemning it.

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