Answer:
The speaker believes that the tourists only felt obligated to visit these historic places. They were not ready to truly appreciate and reflect on the true meaning of these sites.
Evidence:
Lines 7-11 of the poem
<em>tourists who would rather be </em>
<em>somewhere else </em>
<em>but who wait here on stairs</em>
<em>so steep they must rise </em>
<em>to some occasion</em>
Explanation:
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who hid in a house with her family during the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi's were millions of Jews were killed. Van Gogh was a famous artist known for his painting but who would later take his life at the young age of 37.
The tourists visited these two historic sites without having any deep emotional attachment to the plight of these people. As soon as they were done with Anne Frank's house, they were hurrying off to the Van Gogh museum where they would still not have deep attachments to.
The personality trait that would make Dickon feel at home at Buckingham Palace or at the bottom of a coal mine is that he is very likable.
It is mention trough the book that he has a strange ability to captivate everyone human or not since his ability also applies to animals, everywhere Dickon goes everyone just fell under his spell and find him lovable. We can see the quotation that says :
There really was a sort of Magic about Dickon, as Mary always privately believed. When Mr. Roach heard his name he smiled quite leniently.
“He’d be at home in Buckingham Palace or at the bottom of a coal mine,” he said. “And yet it’s not impudence, either. He’s just fine, is that lad.”
Along the narrow forest trail, ferns and tiny wildflowers grew. the other options don't have correct punctuation or grammar.
I would say wait until the teacher finishes saying what needs to be said try not to interrupt them mid-sentence or if they keep rambling on and on , simply just raise you hand and say excuse me (teachers name) sorry to interrupt but could you help me on this or take a second to explain this for me. Hope this helped
