Escape

In stanza 2 (lines7-12), the reader can tell that the speaker feels-

• irritated that she does not have better communication skills for the experiences she has

• concerned that she must continue to talk with people who speak different languages

• confident that she will not feel separated from those in her family who speak a different language

• relieved that she is going to a familiar place where there will be less conflict

The simile in stanza 1 (lines 1-6) helps show that the speaker-

• wants to learn different languages in order to communicate with others

• feels torn between two different worlds that have little in common

• wants to go home again and not have to speak or listen to anyone

• feels annoyed by having to spend so much time listening to others

What message does the poet hope to convey in the poem?

• A person's memories become more significant as one grows older.

• Moving to a new place offers a person important and unique opportunities.

• The best way to remember a person is to visit the place where that person was born.

• A person's sense of identity is often linked to a meaningful location in one's past.

Which lines from the poem best identify the source of the speaker's conflict?

• Living in between two ways of speaking and hearing (lines 1-3)

• At least we're finally on our way to the farm, (lines 7-8)

• Horses of so many shades that the colors can't be counted. (lines 22-24)

• Everything looks just as wild and free as I've half-remembered (lines 25-26)

What is the effect of the two-word sentences in lines 19 through 21?

• The sentences emphasize the distinct contrasts found on the farm.

• The sentences highlight the speaker's memories of the farm from previous visits.

• The sentences detail how spacious the farm actually is.

• The sentences reveal the types of animals the speaker sees on the farm.

Read stanza 6 (lines 28-33).

It's as if my other self has been here

all along-

the invisible twin

who never left the island

and never

will.

• The speaker has a sister living on the island whom she is looking forward to seeing.

• The speaker feels a bond with the land, and she believes it will always be her homeland.

• The speaker feels lonely on the island, and she wishes her family were there to share the experience with her.

• The speaker looks forward to spending time with close friends while she visits her homeland.

Identify the figurative language used in lines 1-6

Living in between to ways

of speaking

and hearing

makes me feel as divided

as the gaps between

languages.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

What types of figurative language is utilized in lines 22-24?

Horses of so many shades

that the colors can't be

counted.

(choose all that apply)

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• hyperbole

What is the poet trying to convey in the following lines?

Everything looks just as wild and free as I've half-remembered and half-imagined.

• Their memory of the farm is exactly the same.

• Their don't have any memories of their time at the farm in Cuba.

• Their memory of the farm has changed as they have gotten older.

• that they have bad memories of their time in Cuba

What type of figurative language is used in line 15?

I inhale the scent of roadside flowers.

• metaphor

• opinion

• alliteration

• imagery