Theme and Purpose in Poems Written by Teenage Girls — Quiz
Question 8 • English Language Arts 8
Read the excerpts from "Escape" and "To Live." I wait anxiously Feeling my stomach A block of ice Chipping away, melting, Then freezing up again trial and error minus lab write-up feeling without a thesis learning youth What theme is expressed in both of these excerpts?
Answer
A
Life’s distractions can make it difficult to know yourself.
B
Education is an important part in discovering who you really are.
C
It can be very difficult to know yourself and your place in the world.
D
People often see you differently than you see yourself.
Explanation
Both excerpts describe uncertainty and the struggle to understand oneself. In “Escape,” the speaker feels anxious and unsettled, while “To Live” compares growing up to “trial and error” and “learning youth.” Together, these images express how difficult it can be to know yourself and your place in the world, which is choice C.
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