THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (D).NEVER ASSUME THAT THE SPEAKER ISTHE POET...

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The correct answer is (D).

Never assume that the speaker is

the poet, so eliminate choice (A). Unless a work of literature is

telling or instructing the audience directly, “you” should not be

considered the reader, so discard choices (C) and (E). It is

illogical to think that a friend of the poet, choice (B), is the

speaker, because the poem seems very personal. The speaker

loves the person to whom the poem is addressed, making choice

(D) the best response.