Question

I have nothing else to give you, so it is a pot full of yellow corn to warm your belly in winter, it is a scarf for your head, to wear over your hair, to tie up around your face, I love you, —"I Am Offering This Poem," Jimmy Santiago Baca Refer to the poem as you answer each question. What type of comparison does the poet use in lines 2-3 of this stanza? What two things does the speaker compare in lines 2-3? What does this comparison suggest?

Answer 1

The poet uses metaphor mostly to emphasize the idea that the poem is VALUABLE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES MANY THING.

In the excerpt given above, the speaker compares the poem to many things, which he do like to give to his beloved, but which he can not afford because he is poor. He compares the poem to a pot of food that keeps one warm during cold weather and it also compares it to a scarf,which provides warmness, protection and coziness.  

Answer 2

Answer:

(B) Metaphor

(A) The poem and a pot of corn

(A) The poem is warm and comforting

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