Question

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How does the image of a palace contribute to the theme of "Daystar"?

A. It shows that the mother takes care in building and decorating her special place.

B. It demonstrates that the place behind the garage is a fantasy, not a reality.

C. It implies that this special place will be valued and visited by many.

D. It emphasizes how important and special her private place is to the mother.

Answer 1

@SmokeyBrown

Answer 2

and it's not A or C

Answer 3

cause those are wrong

Answer 4

Yeah, I think that's true. The 'palace' isn't a literal palace, but it's part of the author's daydream, like most of the other images in the poem.
I think B would be the strongest answer, in that regard, since it emphasizes the fantastic nature of the author's descriptions

Answer 5

it's not D to you ?

Answer 6

tell me why not D ?

Answer 7

Oh, well D might be a true statement, since the place might really be important to the mother.
But the reason I like B better is that the question asks how the palace "contributes to the theme" of Daystar. I think the fantasy aspect is more prevalent in the poem than the detail about the mother really liking her garden, so that's my reasoning.

Answer 8

it was wrong

Answer 9

oof

Answer 10

Match the poetic structure term with its definition.

_______ a group of lines that form a unit in a poem


________ a repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines in a poem


_________the arrangement of words in poetry based on rhythm, accents, and the number of syllables in a line

1. meter

2. refrain

3. stanza

Answer 11

Oh, ok, I think you were right about D. I misinterpreted the poem.
So, the main character in the poem actually *is* the mother, and the poem mostly describes how she retreats to a private place to get a break from the stress of caring for her children.
Anyway

Answer 12

So, the first one is 'stanza', a group of lines in a poem
The second one is 'refrain', part of the poem that's repeated
The third one is 'meter', the pattern of rhythm and rhyme in a poem

Answer 13

that's correct