18 questions
Readers can determine that this poem is set in another era in time because
the woman accepts an orange for a payment
a boy bought candy for a girl
the price of the chocolate was ten cents
the boy was kind
Which group of words form these lines best supports the meaning of tiered?
the candies
like bleachers
her eyes, a smile
at the corners
The imagery of the breath -"beneath my steps, my breath/ before me" and "Until we were breathing/Before a drugstore" stresses
the girl's hunger
the speaker's nervousness
the speaker's poor health
the coldness of the day
The imagery of the orange "making a fire in my hands" (final line) is
sarcastic, because the boy really wanted chocolate, and not an orange
ironic, because the readers would not expect a twelve year old boy to enjoy eating fruit
strange, because he still has the orange after he gave it to the saleslady
symbolic, because it represents the brightness of the boy's mood
Which lines from the poem shows that the girl is happy?
"She came out pulling/At her gloves, face bright/With rouge."
"And asked what she wanted-/Light in her eyes, a smile/Starting at the corners/Of her mouth."
"When I looked up,/The lady's eyes met mine,/And held them..."
"I took my girl's hand/In mine for two blocks,/Then released it to let/Her unwrap the chocolate."
What figurative language is used in the following quote: "Outside,/A few cars hissing past,/Fog hanging like old/Coats between the trees."
Imagery and hyperbole
Hyperbole and metaphor
Onomatopoeia and metaphor
Onomatopoeia and simile
"The lady's eyes met mine,/And held them, knowing/Very well what it was all/About." This line would indicate
that she had enough chocolate and could afford to give it away.
that she evidently felt empathy for the boy, and his situation.
her disappointment that the boy did not have enough money.
that she knew it was cold outside, and both the boy and the girl were happy to be warm.