1. PART A: Which statement best identifies the theme of the poem? [RL.2] A. Learning how to ride a bike and leaving home are bot
h exciting experiences for daughters. B. Watching their children do new things brings parents nothing but fear. C. Nothing brings a mother more joy than watching their daughter grow up. D. Watching their children grow up is both exciting and stressful for parents.
D. Watching their children grow up is both exciting and stressful for parents.
Explanation:
This excerpt is from the poem 'To a daughter leaving home' by Linda Pastan. The poem is the memory of a mother teaching her daughter to ride a bicycle.
In contrast the daughter is grown up and is ready to leave the house but the poem concentrates on how she was as a child. here bike is compared to the challenges she faces in life.
The mother's love for her daughter is discussed in the poem through the imagery 'stay strong'.
The must be quiet and respect each other. They do not know how long they will be hiding together so they must befriend each other. If not they will begin fighting making their lives all the more miserable in hiding.
