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The following text is from Anne Spencer's 1922 poem "Translation."

We trekked into a far country,

My friend and I.

Our deeper content was never spoken,

But each knew all the other said.

He told me how calm his soul was laid

By the lack of anvil and strife.

"The wooing kestrel," I said, "mutes his mating-note

To please the harmony of this sweet silence."

Which choice best describes the function of the reference to "anvil and strife" in the text as a whole?

• A.

  It symbolizes the speaker's friend's view that meaningful work and social engagement are core components of a fulfilling life.

• B.

  It illustrates how the speaker and her friend can feel a close connection even though they do not talk about their feelings.

• C.

  It emphasizes an opposition between nature and the relationship of the speaker and her friend.

• D.

  It represents a strong contrast to the speaker's friend's current experience of tranquility.