Problem
A. When you read the poem, how do you envision the setting? What images appear in your mind?
B. Identify one example of alliteration in the poem. Then explain how this example of alliteration supports the line's meaning or the poem's overall message.
C. Give one example of assonance from the poem. Then explain how this example of assonance supports the line's meaning or the poem's overall message
D. Why does the poem's speaker say that she smiles when she thinks of this incident? What does that smile mean or suggest?
E. What message is Shihab Nye trying to get across to you, the reader? What main theme do you take away from this piece?