Question

Read the following poem, then answer the question that follows:

My beautiful penthouse apartment
bursts with pets and plants,
but it's far from paradise.
My arms reach out.
My eyes search.
My heart aches
like Adam's
before
Eve.

The biblical allusion to Adam and Eve suggests that the speaker in this poem feels (5 points)

Group of answer choices

lucky

lonely

hungry

angry

Answer 1

he is right

i took the test

Answer 2

Lonely

Step-by-step explanation:

The speaker feels lonely because Adam and Eve were romantic partners. Before Adam met Eve, he was in paradise, but he was lonely. This is how the speaker relates to Adam before Eve.