What is the subject of Lucille Clifton's "the lost baby poem" ?
Correct answer: C. Abortion.
- A. A child dying of SIDS.
- B. The stillborn death of a child.
- C. Abortion.
- D. A murdered child.
Explanation
Clifton’s poem addresses the speaker’s decision to end a pregnancy and the guilt and grief associated with it. The lost baby is therefore connected with abortion, not SIDS, stillbirth, or murder.
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