Fences by Pat Mora

In this poem, fences symbolize

• act as a barrier between oneself and others

• protection

• all of these options are correct

In line 3, the poet mentions the "Suitcase full of dollars" this is an example of

• an oxymoron

• a hyperbole

• a simile

Which lines best indicate that the tourists have little effect on local life?

• I peek through the cactus fence/and watch the women rub oil/sweeter than honey into their arms and legs

• With a wooden board he smooths/away all the footprints

• while their children jump waves/or sip drinks from long straws/coconut white, mango yellow

In lines 8-13, the speaker expresses a feeling of-

• hope, because the tourists are having such a good time on the beach

• anger, because he resents how the tourists take over the beaches that belong to his people

• wonder, because the tourists' lives are so much different from his own life

Because the poem is written from the speaker's point of view, the reader is better able to understand-

• why the mother reacts as she does at the end

• why tourism can destroy a native economy

• what the fences in the title represent

Read line 17 from the poem. "My mother roared like the ocean," because she is

• eager to be heard over the sound of the waves

• terrified that her daughter might get lost

• angry that her daughter will go where she does not belong

"My mother roared like the ocean" is an example of a

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

What is the TONE of the poem?

• angry

• happy

• thoughtful

What is a poem made up of?

• lines & stanzas

• strong emotions & rhythm

• all of the above

"The women rub oil/ sweeter than honey" is an example of a

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia