Truth Serum: A Magical Elixir of Happiness

What is the significance of the Truth Serum in the poem?

The following lines from the poem "Truth Serum" mainly show that:

A. the people in the poem treasure the truth serum because it makes them happier

B. the truth serum has mystical properties

C. the people in the poem do not want to share the truth serum, so they put it on a back burner

D. the pan is full of truth serum and the people in the poem don’t want to waste it?

Answer:

Theme of the Poem

In the poem, we learn of the procedures that the people used in preparing the Truth Serum. In lines 14 and 15, the poet mentioned that when they placed the pan with the mixture on the burner, it lifted some of their sorrows. This means that the truth serum made the people become happier.