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What is the effect of the lack of punctuation in Ingrid Jonker's "The child is not dead"?

A. It seems like the poem was unplanned
B. It seems like it should be read more quickly
C. It seems like it may have been written by a child
D. It seems like the reader is a part of the poem.

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D) It seems like the reader is part of the poem.
Step-by-step explanation:
Cause it seems like she wants to make us think and be curious whether the child is dead or not.
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