i lived in the first century of world wars.  i lived in the first century of these wars.these words are the first and last lines of the poem. what is the best explanation of why rukeyser repeats them? to highlight her wish to become a soldierto emphasize the idea that war is violentto remind the reader that war is unavoidableto hope that world wars will come to an end

First eliminate the options that really do not hold any validity. Nowhere in the poem does the speaker mention a desire to become a solider, take up arms, defend her country...so option 1 is out. Also, there isn't any mention of violence. The author's choice of the word "first" in this line gives the reader the feeling that there will be a "second". This makes option 3 "war is unavoidable" the best option.

(C.) to remind the reader that war is unavoidable.  on Odyssey ;)

I thought of this while I wrote sorry its short

Explanation:

I was walking in the woods looking for something I don't remember what it was. When I heard a sound like a tail behind me I turned around and saw a shark I screamed running how do sharks live in the forest I thought.  I wasn't look were I was going and ran into a lake filling in I went under and stayed there. loosing oxygen I have been under for a minute and a half. suddenly a hand pulled me up and out of the water. my lungs felt on fire. I could not breath when suddenly my eyes went black at the edge of my eyes and I passed out waking up to see a shark the size of a skyscraper on top of me I screamed pushing it off trying but failing.  I woke up suddenly realizing it was all a nightmare and none of it was real. I felt real I thought to myself.