Where I'm From

Who is the author of the poem 'Where I'm From'?

• The author of the poem 'Where I'm From' is George Ella Lyon.

• The author of the poem 'Where I'm From' is Maya Angelou.

• The author of the poem 'Where I'm From' is Robert Frost.

• The author of the poem 'Where I'm From' is Emily Dickinson.

What does the Title "Where I'm From" mean?

• The speaker's house and what it looks like

• The speaker's childhood memories and experiences

• The speaker's church she attended as a child

• The speaker's mom and dad

What do these lines reveal about when the author might have written this poem? "I am from the forsythia bush, the Dutch elm whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own."

• She wrote this when she was a young child about her life at the time.

• She wrote this when she was a teenager looking back to childhood.

• She wrote this as an older adult looking back at her childhood.

Which answer has images that stand out as Dr. Lyon remembers her yard?

• “From the finger my grandfather lost to the auger.”

• “I am from the forsythia bush and the Dutch elm.”

• “I am from those moments - snapped before I budded - leaf-fall from the family tree.”

• “I’m from Artemus and Billie’s Branch.”

Who is the author of the poem 'Where I'm From'?

• The author of the poem 'Where I'm From' is George Ella Lyon.

• The author of the poem 'Where I'm From' is Maya Angelou.

• The author of the poem 'Where I'm From' is Robert Frost.

• The author of the poem 'Where I'm From' is Emily Dickinson.

What does the Title 'Where I'm From' mean?

• The speaker's house and what it looks like

• The speaker's childhood memories and experiences

• The speaker's church she attended as a child

• The speaker's mom and dad

What do these lines reveal about when the author might have written this poem? 'I am from the forsythia bush, the Dutch elm whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own.'

• She wrote this when she was a young child about her life at the time.

• She wrote this when she was a teenager looking back to childhood.

• She wrote this as an older adult looking back at her childhood.

Which answer has images that stand out as Dr. Lyon remembers her yard?

• 'From the finger my grandfather lost to the auger.'

• 'I am from the forsythia bush and the Dutch elm.'

• 'I am from those moments - snapped before I budded - leaf-fall from the family tree.'

• 'I’m from Artemus and Billie’s Branch.'