D. Jones is a well-known poet—not that I like his work that much.
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Malala Yousafzai and Sojourner Truth both fought for women rights since they were young. ... She wanted women to have equal rights and to have an education. Sojourner as born into slavery and then made it out and gained her freedom.
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This says about the reader that she is sad and depressed and on some days she doesn't have to power or the strength to get out of bed she has no reason to smile and even though her worries shes still gentle polite and caring. Hope it helps.
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In a room.
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From the poem, we can see that she is in a room, perhaps at night because it is indicated that she came into a room and she was described as kindling the narrator and they "wake up glowing" which could be in a literal or figurative way.
<u>When she comes slip-footing through the door,
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<u>she kindles us
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<u>like lump coal lighted,
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<u>and we wake up glowing.
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<u>She puts a spark even in Papa’s eyes </u>
<u>and turns out all our darkness.
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<u>When she comes sweet-talking in the room,
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<u>she warms us </u>
<u>like grits and gravy,
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and we rise up shining.
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Even at night-time Mama is a sunrise
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that promises tomorrow and tomorrow.</u>
<u>Mama Is A Sunrise</u> by Evelyn Tooley Hunt.
Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:
In the poem, the phrase "sill of shade" refers to _____. The narrator of this poem is _____.
First Blank Choices:
A. The edge of time
B. The edge of a hill
C. The loss of a life
D. A Window Sill
Second Blank Choices:
A. The athletes father
B. A reflective onlooker
C. The athlete's lover
D. A young athlete
Answer:
1)C
2) B
Explanation:
The expression "sil of shade" is an allegory that represents the end of life, that is, death. This shows that the poem brings a reflection on the moment when life is finished, how this end is inevitable and it is not possible to escape it. This reflection is passed on to the reader through the words of the speaker of the poem, who is also reflecting, which shows that he is a reflective thinker.
