AP English Literature and Composition Quiz
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Read the following poem, then answer the question that follows.
Title: "Key in the Lock"
I hear your key in the lock
before the door opens,
a familiar metal syllable.
I should feel relief.
Instead, my stomach tightens
like a pulled thread.
You step in with groceries,
asking about my day.
I answer with the approved version.
In the kitchen, you hum,
unpacking oranges.
I want to be known completely
but I'm afraid what you'll find,
and the hallway fills
with the scent of citrus and caution.
What is the primary function of the tension between "I want to be known completely" and "I'm afraid what you'll find"?
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