Love song, with two goldfish

1.PART A: Which statement identifies the central theme of the text?

• Love can only be maintained with communication.

• Love is difficult to sustain and often fades.

• Love is often ruined by distance.

• Love is ruined by wild promises that cannot be fulfilled.

2.PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “(He's a drifter, always / floating around her, has / nowhere else to go.” (Lines 1-3)

• “(He's bowled over. He would / take her to the ocean, they could / count the waves.” (Lines 12-14)

• “(But her love's since / gone belly-up. His heart sinks / like a fish.” (Lines 18-20)

• “(and he could not give) / a life / beyond the / (bowl)” (Lines 25-28)

3.PART A: How does the structure of the poem contribute to its meaning?

• The first three stanzas show the male fish falling for the female fish, and the last two stanzas reveal his unanswered feelings.

• The first three stanzas depict the growing love between the two fish, while the last two stanzas show why their love falls apart.

• The first two stanzas show the male fish falling for the female fish, and the last three stanzas show why his feelings for her change.

• The first two stanzas explore why the female fish loves the male fish, and the last three stanzas show why she moves on.

4.PART B: Which TWO quotes from the text best support the answer to Part A?

• “(He's a drifter, always / floating around her, has / nowhere else to go.” (Lines 1-3)

• “He wishes / she would sing, not much, just the scales;” (Lines 3-4)

• “darts / behind pebbles, swallows / his charms hook, line and sinker)” (Lines 9-11)

• “(and he could not give) / a life / beyond the / (bowl)” (Lines 25-28)

• “His heart sinks / like a fish. He drinks / like a stone.” (Lines 19-21)