This quote has no mention of a deity (divine authority) or society as a whole (civil obedience), and the only mention of gender is the author's reference to his sibling as "brother." The final line "<span>I won't be caught betraying him." drives the assumption that failing to do his "duty to [his] brother" would violate some sort of bond between he and his brother. Since we only know this relationship as familial, we must assume familial loyalty is the theme.</span>
Answer:
This poem tells how a girl is forced to follow the rules without being able to experience them for herself.
Explanation:
This poem is narrated by a little girl who claims that her parents are educating her and forcing her to follow rules, but they do not see that this is not what she wants.
<em>"propping me up
</em>
<em>but unable to read
</em>
<em>what I feel "
</em>
The girl also claims that they were not born with rules, and it is somewhat unfair for her to have to live it now.
This could be connected to the speaker and the poet since she could be describing her own childhood and her own parents.
<span>a word, letter, or number placed before another. (noun)
or
</span><span>add (something) at the beginning as a prefix or introduction.(verb)</span>
