Group 1 - Gratitude

My happiness depends on an electric appliance

And I do not mind giving it so much credit

Guide Question: What is the predominant feeling of the speaker in these lines? Why does he feel
that way?
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Group 2 - Obstacle
With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses

Guide Question: Why are friends disconnected?

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Group 3 - Pleasure

Yes my telephone is my joy

It tells me that I am in the world and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle

Guide Question: How does the speaker justify his joy of having a telephone?
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Group 4 - Spring

Without it I was like a bear in a cave

Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come

Guide Question: To what does the speaker compare man’s situation before the advent of the
telephone
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Group 5 - Connection

I stretch and amble out into the sunshine

Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of friends

Guide Question: What does the speaker hunger for? Is he capable of communicating to the world?
Explain.