Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."

Will we stroll dreaming of the lost America of love past blue automobiles in driveways, home to our silent cottage?

In this stanza, the speaker wishes

A he owned a blue vehicle like his neighbors.

B he was back in his quiet home away from the market.

C Whitman was still alive to keep him company.

D America could be like it was when Whitman was alive.

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Cristal Maynard

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24 February, 23:18

Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."

Will we stroll dreaming of the lost America of love past blue automobiles in driveways, home to our silent cottage?

In this stanza, the speaker wishes

A he owned a blue vehicle like his neighbors.

B he was back in his quiet home away from the market.

C Whitman was still alive to keep him company.

D America could be like it was when Whitman was alive.

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The speaker wishes as what was portrayed in the stanza that he was back in his quiet home away from the market. It can be furthermore implied that the narrator is reminiscing about the place's past, wherein he thought about the peaceful driveways and the fields and mountains as he passes by.