To A Daughter with Artistic Talent

Lines 20 1nd 21 suggest (inference) that the speaker ...

• Wants to be honest about how little he understand her creative impulse.

• Does not want to mislead his daughter into believing that she has special talent.

• He is no willing to risk hurting his daughter's self esteem by telling her the truth about her work

• Wants to admit his confusion about the sometimes stifling life choices that creative people make.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The final line of the poem suggests that--

• The daughter will develop an interest in more practical pursuits as she matures

• The speaker expects his daughter's art to transform as she grows older

• The daughter's painting will become more whimsical (comical).

• The speaker believes that his daughter will one day be a successful professional artist.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9