Which lines from the text most strongly support the answer to Question 3? A. “I never thought it would sing / the soldier said, and died.”

B. “He orders pastries / brought up for the bird; they arrive/dusted with sugar on a lace bed.”

C. “He will / order many, this time, to be killed / for a single, beautiful word.”

D. “Out of the swamp the cane appears / to haunt us, and we cut it down.”