Question

Which of the following lines from “I am Offering This Poem” BEST illustrates speaker’s explanation of what their love can provide?
Question 8 options:

a)

“I love you,

It’s all I have to give,

and all anyone needs to live”

(Santiago Baca lines 23-25)


b)

“I am offering this poem to you,

since I have nothing else to give.”

(Santiago Baca lines 1-2)


c)

“I love you,

I have nothing else to give you”

(Santiago Baca lines 7-8)


d)

“I love you,

Keep it, treasure this as you would”

(Santiago Baca lines 13-14)

Answer 1

Answer:

a) “I love you,

It’s all I have to give,

and all anyone needs to live”

(Santiago Baca lines 23-25)

Explanation:

In these lines the speaker explains what love can provide. And the truth is, all that love can provide is love itself. That's it. And it's okay to just provide that, because that's all that people need and it's all that love can offer.

Answer 2

Answer:A)  

“I love you,

It’s all I have to give,

and all anyone needs to live”

(Santiago Baca lines 23-25)