Question

POEM HELP PLZZ

Answer 1

good times
my daddy has paid the rent
and the insurance man is gone
and the lights is back on
and my uncle brud has hit
for one dollar straight
and they is good times
good times
good times

my mama has made bread
and grampaw has come
and everybody is drunk
and dancing in the kitchen
and singing in the kitchen
of these is good times
good times
good times

oh children think about the
good times
Lucille Clifton

Answer 2

A theme of Lucille Clifton's "good times" is that (10 points)
life is transient.
ingrained habits can be given up.
motherhood sometimes has more frustrations than rewards.
being poor can be frustrating.
being the oldest child sometimes carries more family responsibilities.



think its choice one or four

Answer 3

hint:

look (more closely) at the lines:


my daddy has paid the rent
and the insurance man is gone
and the lights is back on


and


my mama has made bread

Answer 4

also look more closely at


and my uncle brud has hit
for one dollar straight

Answer 5

what do you think it is i been on this question for ever

Answer 6

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 7

think about it,


my daddy has paid the rent....and the lights is back on


So this means that her dad (and her family) couldn't afford to pay the rent or the electric bill, so they went without lights for some time. My guess is that the rent was a priority over the electric bill so they weren't evicted.

then her dad paid both, and the lights were finally turned back on

Answer 8

so being poor can be frustrating?

Answer 9

yes, esp when you can't afford the basics like lighting or food (look at the line "my mama has made bread" and she says it's a good time, so something as simple as bread is a miracle...which means they couldn't even afford bread)

Answer 10

and

and my uncle brud has hit
for one dollar straight

means that her uncle has gambled to get more money (at least I think it does, but not 100% sure)

Answer 11

thanks and i think this is second choice or fourth choice

Stanza 2 (10 points)
states the causes for celebration.
presents the celebration.
instructs the children to think about the good times.
both the first and second choices above
none of the above

Answer 12

it's not "instructs the children to think about the good times." because that's stanza 3


stanza 3 is

oh children think about the
good times

Answer 13

I'd say it's either A or B since they're very similar, it could be both A and B (which would make it D)

Answer 14

so which one do you think it is

Answer 15

i think its B or D

Answer 16

why not A?

Answer 17

states the causes for celebration.

isn't making bread a cause for celebration?

Answer 18

now im thinking its D because they celbrate by drinking and is mama making break and granpa coming right

Answer 19

yeah me too, you have both a reason to be happy and the happiness itself on display

Answer 20

they were both wrong bye

Answer 21

hmm which one was it?

Answer 22

well I guess that's why I don't like english and like to stick to math, sry

Answer 23

but those answers made the most sense (wouldn't you agree?), so maybe there's a typo?

I'd ask your teacher

Answer 24

(for future people that stumble across this) The answer is
B) Presents the celebration
I just took the test and got a 100%