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Which of the collections of poems are not written by Meena Alexander?
[A] River and bride
[B] Articulate silence
[C] Raw silk
[D] Stone roots
[E] A time to change
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

A

A and B only

B

B and D only

C

C and E only

D

B and E only

Correct Answer :

B and E only

Solution :

The correct option is B and E only.

To understand why this is the correct choice, let us look at the authorship of each of the poetry collections listed:
[A] River and bride: This refers to River and Bridge (1995), which is a well-known collection of poems written by Meena Alexander.
[B] Articulate silence: This collection of poems was published in 1988 and is written by the Indian feminist poet and writer Suniti Namjoshi, not Meena Alexander.
[C] Raw silk: Published in 2004, Raw Silk is a prominent collection of poetry written by Meena Alexander.
[D] Stone roots: Published in 1980, Stone Roots is another significant poetry collection written by Meena Alexander.
[E] A time to change: A Time to Change (1952) is the debut collection of poems by the famous Indian Jewish poet Nissim Ezekiel, not Meena Alexander.

Since the question asks for the collections of poems that are not written by Meena Alexander, we identify [B] Articulate silence and [E] A time to change as the correct choices, making "B and E only" the correct answer.

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