Question

Click to read "I Am Offering this Poem," by Jimmy Santiago Baca. Then answer the question. Jimmy Santiago Baca grew up in the American Southwest. As a boy, his parents abandoned him and he was placed in an orphanage. He ran away, fell into dangerous habits, and spent five years in prison. Which characteristic of his poem "I Am Offering this Poem" most likely reflects this experience? A. It is structured like a story. B. It uses figurative language to express its ideas. C. It has a tone of darkness and remorse. D. It expresses a simple message of love without the luxury of material things.

Answer 1

The answer is       ( D )             

Answer 2

The correct answer is D.

"I Am Offering this Poem" shows Jimmy Santiago Baca's life story by expressing how love can be the only thing needed to keep on living. Baca did not have many possessions when growing up, so he learned to appreciate the important things in life.

In his poem, he offers his words to the person he loves and tell him or her that it is the only thing he can give. He has nothing else to give, but love.