Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
Apostrophe to Man Detestable race, continue to expunge yourself, die out. Breed faster, crowd, encroach, sing hymns, build bombing airplanes; Make speeches, unveil statues, issue bonds, parade: Convert again into explosives the bewildered ammonia and the distracted cellulose; Convert again into putrescent matter drawing flies The hopeful bodies of the young: exhort, Pray, pull long faces, be earnest, be all but overcome, be photographed: Confer, perfect your formulae, commercialize Bacteria harmful to human tissue, Put death on the market: Breed, crowd, encroach, expand, expunge yourself, die out, Homo called sapiens.

What one of the following statements is true?

The correct option is: "The poem is concerned about humans’ propensity to go to war despite all the catastrophes it creates in its wake."

Step-by-Step Explanation:

1. Analyzing the Tone and Message:
The speaker in Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem "Apostrophe to Man" addresses humanity ("Homo called sapiens") with deep irony and cynicism. The poem opens with a stark directive: "Detestable race, continue to expunge yourself, die out." This immediately establishes a critical, anti-war stance rather than an affirmative one, which eliminates the option claiming the poem is affirmative in tenor.

2. Examining Key Imagery and Diction:
The poem highlights various activities that humans engage in, specifically pointing to warfare and its devastating machinery:
- "...build bombing airplanes;"
- "Convert again into explosives the bewildered ammonia and the distracted cellulose;"
- "Convert again into putrescent matter drawing flies / The hopeful bodies of the young;"
- "...commercialize / Bacteria harmful to human tissue, / Put death on the market:"

These lines explicitly criticize the human obsession with technology and science being redirected toward destruction, turning the promising lives of young people into battlefield casualties ("putrescent matter drawing flies"). This directly demonstrates a concern with humans' propensity to engage in war and the massive catastrophes it leaves in its wake, eliminating the option that suggests the poem is pro-war or eulogizes martyrdom.

3. Addressing the Core Theme:
While the poem mentions "race" in the first line ("Detestable race"), it refers to the entire human race ("Homo called sapiens") rather than specific racial categories or discrimination. Therefore, the concern of the poem is not about unmasking racial discrimination.

4. Conclusion:
Thus, the only true statement is that the poem is concerned with humanity's persistent, self-destructive drive to wage war despite the clear, horrific consequences it brings to the world.