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 \nAnd did you know thatfemale monkeys  \nto appease belligerentmales turn backside upin coy invitation?In this way has naturearmed the otherwisedefenceless.Did you knowthe Sea Cucumbergrows a new stomachand survives.Themonkey raises thefruit of herpropitiary act.And did you knowthat when youthunder through thepeace of myexistence I offermyself to  \nplacate the beast.  \nNature has prepared usto meet each other.Did you knowI am armed with love?","cbCaiexAOTOurbBc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiexAOTOurbBc","pdf",1081414,56,"English","# DISARMAMENT","[{\"question\":\"“DISARMAMENT” uses what main idea to describe nature’s defenses?\",\"answer\":\"It contrasts violence and threat with nature’s non-aggressive strategies, such as the sea cucumber regurgitating its stomach and monkeys using appeasement behavior.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the speaker’s role connected to “placate the beast”?\",\"answer\":\"The speaker offers themself to placate the beast, presenting personal surrender and vulnerability as a counter to aggression.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the poem suggest the speaker is “armed with”?\",\"answer\":\"The poem concludes that the speaker is armed with love, positioning love as the final disarming force.\"}]","THE DAYS IN CAREFUL MEASURE - Poems - DISARMAMENT | PDF",1789967050,86]