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Do You Think the Title of the Poem is Justified? How? - English 2 (Literature in English)

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Do you think the title of the poem is justified? How?

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Solution

Yes, ‘Nine Gold Medals’ is an appropriate title as all the nine contestants deserved the medal. The smallest one, for not giving up, and the others for being helpful and caring.

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