Exile

Where is the setting of the poem "Exile"?

• Puerto Rico and San Francisco, 1930

• Cuba and Los Angeles, 1950

• Jamaica and Miami, 1960

• Ciudad Trujillo and New York City, 1960

How do we know the speaker is an adult in the story?

• she would not see her house again for another decade

• she hates her homeland

• Papi was a young man

• the U.S. was fighting the Vietnam War

What metaphor does the adults in the speaker's family use to talk about going to the U.S.?

• riding a carousel

• going to the beach

• taking a little ride

• eating honey

What is one of the "wonders" of the new city that the speaker mentions?

• automobiles

• many people

• blond hair and blue eyes

• skyscrapers

What is the display scene at Macy's?

• Santa and his reindeer

• a family outfitted for the beach

• skiers on the slopes

• Pilgrims and Indians

How do the speaker and Papi stand out from others in the new city?

• their formal clothes and accents

• dirty appearance

• bright clothes and cheerful expressions

• lost expressions

What does the speaker compare herself and Papi to in the final stanza?

• swimmers looking down at the water before plunging in

• swimmers in the ocean, floating with the current

• a family from a famous children's novel

• explorers who lost the path but have now found it again

What is the theme of the poem?

• Exile is like being stranded on an island in the middle of the ocean.

• The greatest honor one can receive is to be exiled.

• Leaving your homeland can be as easy as a trip to the beach.

• Exile can create feelings of eagerness along with fear and anxiety.

Why is "Exile" considered a narrative poem?

• rhymes

• has no characters

• uses imagery and metaphors to touch emotions and capture imagination

• has a strict meter