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Excerpt from Appetite Will Wordy In a house the size of a postage stamp lived a man as big as a barge. His mouth could drink the entire river You could say it was rather large For dinner he would eat a trillion beans And a silo full of grain, Washed it down with a tanker of milk As if he were a drain. Which BEST states the theme of the poem? A) Healthy appetite can lead to power. B) Too much appetite can leave one empty. C) People should watch how much they eat. D) People should feed the hungry in their communities.

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The correct answer to this question is B. Too much appetite can leave one empty.

I took the test and this answer was correct.

P.S it makes the most since.

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Answer:

B). Too much appetite can leave one empty.

Explanation:

Theme is described as the central idea or message of the author that he/she intends to convey through the poem or work which could be explicit or required to be inferred. It serves to drive the plot forward and inculcate meaning and comprehension to the work.

As per the question, the statement that reveals the intended theme or underlying idea of the poem would be 'too much appetite can leave one empty' as reflected by the phrase 'his mouth could drink the entire river', 'for dinner he would eat a trillion beans', 'as if he were a drain', etc. Thus, option B is the correct answer.

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