Review the underlined sentence on page 2. What
idea does Kennedy's repetition of the wording
"not to our ... but to our ... " emphasize?

Frost helped Americans realize that some
contributions viewed as important were trivial.
Frost made contributions that were distinct from
those typically recognized in America.
Frost helped Americans grasp that all contributions
to education and politics should be acknowledged.
Frost made contributions that helped America
become both more powerful and more reflective.

It would have been what the other person "roxxy" answered if they werent asking about THE WORDING OF THE PHRASE. The wording emphasizes/compares a common contribution then Frost's contribution; so this answer is most sensible.

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-11-22T12:38:50+01:00

The idea which Kennedy's repetition of the wording "not to our ... but to our ... " emphasizes is:

B. Frost made contributions that were distinct then those typically recognized in America.

According to the given question, we are asked to show the idea which Kennedy's repetition of the wording "not to our ... but to our ... " emphasizes and how it affected the overall meaning of the poem.

As a result of this, we can see that the use of repetition by Kennedy was to show that Frost made contributions that were different from what was recognized in America.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B