"The sensation developed into pain that grew acute. And still he endured it, holding the flames of matches clumsily to the bark that would not light readily because his own burning hands were in the way, absorbing most of the flame."
Philip Booth's poem First Lesson deals with a life lesson a father teaches to his young kid. The lesson that father teaches is how to float on one's back. Father tells that she is now sheltered, but what she has to do when he is not around. Therefore, he talks about the skills she must learn. The poem can be interpreted as a survival poem. The correct answer is A.
Answer: The narrator is revealing Luma's thoughts and feelings.
Explanation: In the excerpt provided, the narrator is making reference to Luma's thoughts and feelings, especially from sentence 3.<u> For instance, in sentence 3, the narrator reveals that Luma felt needed.</u> In another sentence, <u>the narrator also tells the reader that Luma was worried</u>. He/she also expresses Luma's thoughts where it says "She didn't want to disappoint her investors" or "she had begun to wonder how much longer she could keep the place open".
