My Father and the Figtree

How does the poet's use of point of view affect the meaning of the poem?

• A

• B

• C

• D

How does the poet use figurative language in lines 1-12 of the selection ?

• The use of metaphor helps to describe a figtree.

• The use of personification helps to bring a figtree to life.

• The use of a simile helps to describe the father's storytelling.

• The use of symbolism helps the reader picture the speaker's homeland.

The poet's use of dashes in lines 15-16 mainly helps to-

• connect random ideas

• add extra information

• create shifts in meaning

• show unrelated details

Which two phrases describe the way the poet uses references to other kinds of food in the poem?

• F and G

• F and J

• F and H

• J and K

What conclusion does the speaker reach at the end of the poem?

• Her father has made a home in his new country.

• Her father will never be able to feel at home again.

• Her father has become interested in music instead of in figs.

• Her father no longer needs to think of figtrees to feel content.

Which message would the speaker of the poem most likely support?

• There is no place like home.

• Home is where the heart is.

• We all bleed the same blood.

• Let go of what you cannot change.