Indian Boarding School: The Runaways

The first stanza of this poem reflects a tone of

• playful nostalgia

• reflective homesickness

• depressing regret

• fragile independence

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"Riding scars you can't get lost" can best be understood as

• a literal roadmap back home

• a political manifesto

• a plea for divine intervention

• a figurative reflection

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Stanza three uses images of guards

• in a favorable light to express gratitude

• that reflect the speaker's negative feelings toward them

• that parallel the road back home

• in a negative way to reveal dissatisfaction with the weather

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"We scrub the sidewalks down because it's shameful work" shows

• a zeal for hardwork and eagerness to do it again

• a tone of ingratitude to the boarding school

• an awareness of the awaiting punishment and its purpose

• an interest in doing one's best at all times

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The contrasting imagery in the poem demonstrates

• a cultural gulf between the students and the boarding school staff

• an eagerness to please the staff of the boarding school

• a growing awareness of different intelligences among students

• a reality that is far superior to the dreams of students

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