Question

read this stanza from allen ginsberg’s “a supermarket in california.”
i heard you asking questions of each: who killed the pork chops? what price bananas? are you my angel?
what is happening in this stanza?
○ the speaker is imagining the questions whitman would ask if he were there.
○ the speaker is dreaming about what goods he will be purchasing.
○ the speaker is asking the grocery clerks about the freshness of the meat and the cost of the fruit.
○ the speaker is quizzing the butcher and produce workers to see if they are knowledgeable employees.

Explanation:

In Ginsberg's A Supermarket in California, the speaker converses with the ghost of Walt Whitman, a poet celebrated for his earthy, curious, and whimsical perspective. The absurd, probing questions in the stanza reflect the voice the speaker attributes to Whitman, not literal shopping inquiries or personal dreams. The other options misinterpret the poem's imaginative, allusive core.

Answer:

The speaker is imagining the questions Whitman would ask if he were there.