Question

1. PART A: Which statement describes the main theme of the poem?
A. Poetry can help expose the unfair treatment of others and speak for them.
B. Questioning authority can be dangerous and sometimes it’s best to remain
silent.
C. Poetry is a safe way one can express themselves without suffering
repercussions.
D. Everyone has the right to question why they are being accused of something.
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “the right to ask its question after the page / came up flush against its face.” (Lines 2-3)
B. “thus crushed) between existence and resistance, / between the now-bloodied page and the poem?” (Lines 15-16)
C. “Another poem will record the arrest of this poem, / decide what to excerpt. That poem will fail—” (Lines 17-18)
D. “This poem never expected to be / this poem, yet it must be—for you who will not / acknowledge the question.” (Lines 26-28)
3. PART A: Which of the following describes the relationship between the poem’s arrest and the poem that records the arrest?
A. The poem recording the arrest will share the other poem’s experience with the world.
B. The poem recording the arrest will do nothing to help the poem arrested.
C. The poem recording the arrest will not be able to accurately capture the poem’s
arrest.
D. The poem recording the arrest is uncaring towards the experiences of the
arrested poem.
4. PART B: Which quote from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “thus crushed) between existence and resistance, / between the now-bloodied page and the poem?” (Lines 15-16)
B. “That poem will fail— / it won’t find the right metaphor for the pain” (Lines 18-19)
C. “That poem is numb. This poem is becoming / numb” (Lines 22-23)
D. “No one will remember the nothing of which / this poem was accused” (Lines 24-25)

Answer 1

Answer:

1 the poem recording the a 2 poem is Numb. this poem is becoming / Numb( line 22-23)

Answer 2

Answer:

A

Explanation:

poetry can helpexpose the unfair treatment of the others the speak