Question

PART A: Which of the following best identifies the theme of the poem? A Heroes can inspire others through the suffering they endure. B Paying respect to the suffering of others is important, even if it is difficult. C The tourists think Van Gogh endured more suffering than Anne Frank. D We should honor people who suffered during the Holocaust.

Answer 1

B. Paying respect to the suffering of others is important, even if it is difficult

Explanation:

• In this poem It is raining on the House of Anne Frank by Linda Pastan, She analyzes visitor encounters in two of Amsterdam's famous buildings: Anne Frank House and Vincent Van Gogh Museum.
• Anne Frank was a small child when the Nazis found that her entire family resided in a secret house to hide from the Nazis at the time of  the The Holocaust. Vincent Van Gogh was a famed painter well-known for using art to express his personal struggles in life.
• The theme of the poem is that we must pay respect to others' by taking the time to remember them
• Moreover, Linda Pastan contrasts the tourists' suffering of tourists visiting the Anne Frank house with the suffering of the house’s inhabitants at the time of the Holocaust.