Read the following poem, then answer the question that follows:
My beautiful penthouse apartment
bursts with pets and plants,
but it's far from paradise.
My arms reach out.
My eyes search.
My heart aches
like Adam's
before
Eve.
The biblical allusion to Adam and Eve suggests that the speaker in this poem feels (5 points)
The speaker feels lonely because Adam and Eve were romantic partners. Before Adam met Eve, he was in paradise, but he was lonely. This is how the speaker relates to Adam before Eve.
