Question

Read the excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” But she nonetheless brought the books Back and I held them to my chest Close to my heart And happily skipped back to grandmother’s house Where I would sit on the front porch In a gray glider and dream of a world Far away I love the world where I was I was safe and warm and grandmother gave me neck kisses When I was on my way to bed.

These lines in the poem best help demonstrate that the speaker feels that her
o grandmother played an important role in her love of reading.
o associates books with a time in her life when she felt cherished and
comforted.
o is grateful that her grandmother loved books and reading as much as she
did.
o believes that nothing is as special or lasting as the connection to one’s family.

Answer 1

Answer:

Its B. associates books with a time in her life when she felt cherished and comforted.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is (b) associates books with a time in her life when she felt cherished and

associates books with a time in her life when she felt cherished and comforted.

EXPLANATION

• The poem "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” is written by Nikki Giovanni.
• Through the poem, the author tries to describe her childhood life at her grandparents' home in Knoxville, Tennessee in the late 1950s.
• The author explains that it was her grandmother that would encourage her to the local library and take up book reading as a habit.
• She fondly cherishes her childhood days in the poem and describes how as a child how the adults managed to give her comfort and protected her from what was happening in the world by helping her transcend the world of books.
• The author also expresses that despite her librarian getting humiliated at the 'white library' she made sure that the author is never short of expanding her knowledge.
• The author tells how people like Mrs long and her grandmother made her life a happy and safe place for the poet, despite the social inequalities happening around the country.

Hence, The correct answer is option associates books with a time in her life when she felt cherished and comforted.

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