Question

"The Ballad of Birmingham:" Which lines most closely show a tension presented by the author in the poem? Question 1 options: a) "Mother dear, may I go downtown / Instead of out to play," b) "And march the streets of Birmingham / To make our country free." c) "The mother smiled to know her child / Was in the sacred place," d) "She raced through the streets of Birmingham / Calling for her child."

Answer 1

Answer:

d) "She raced through the streets of Birmingham / Calling for her child."

Explanation:

There is no such thing as staying out of trouble. The tension that we feel here in this versus is showing that there is no respect for innocent people, that the evil touches the most vulnerable ones, like this woman who is desperately trying to save her family and keep it out of danger, but the danger takes them away.