Can I please get help it's due today!!!!
Read the poem below, and then answer the questions that follow.
The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay
The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, if instead she'd left to me
The thing she took into the grave!-
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
The metaphor in lines 3-4 suggest what about the mother?
Question 1 options:
That the speaker's mother was a big, tough woman
That the speaker's mother died before she should have
That the speaker's mother did not leave anything to her child when she passed away
That the speaker's mother was strong and brave <--- this is what I think the answer is.
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The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay
The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, if instead she'd left to me
The thing she took into the grave!-
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
Based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child?
Question 2 options:
The speaker thinks it was a waste of money
The speaker places a high value on the item
The speaker never wears the brooch
The speaker feels it could be easily replaced
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The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay
The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, if instead she'd left to me
The thing she took into the grave!-
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
Which line from stanza 2 supports the answer the the previous question? (How does the speaker feel about the brooch the mother passed down to child?)
Question 3 options:
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more
Yet, it is something I could spare.
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The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay
The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, if instead she'd left to me
The thing she took into the grave!-
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
Which item does the speaker admire and value the most that the mother possessed?
Question 4 options:
courage
a rock
golden brooch
granite
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The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay
The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, if instead she'd left to me
The thing she took into the grave!-
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
What is the theme of this poem?
Question 5 options:
Be careful what you wish for.
Some people do not get a good inheritance from their parents
Familial love is the most valuable thing
Honorable qualities can be more valuable than expensive items.
