The speaker in the poem "The first lesson" is C. a parent.
The poem tells a story about a parent and his daughter in a pool or some other water, and the parent is teaching his kid how to swim. Of course, the whole poem is a metaphor - it's not really about swimming, but an important lesson that a parent has to teach his child about life itself.
Answer:
<u><em>D. Teachers have an obligation to guide their students to a correct interpretation of a poem.</em></u>
<u><em>Explanation:</em></u>
We could make this conclusion because the author did not say that students study poetry only if aided by a teacher, neither did the author suggest that teachers should allow students room for different interpretations of a poem, but the author learned that as teachers they have an obligation to guide their students to the correct interpretation of a poem.
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