How is anaphora used in the poem?

Sentences begin with "She", focusing on the mother and her actions

Why was the mother grieving?

Her children were sold away into slavery

A symbol representing Jamaican mothers under slavery in general

What does the phrase "tooth and nails her first tools" represent?

The mother is making a strenuous effort, using all her resources

What literary device is used in the line "they purged"? What effect does it create?

Enjambment, sense of catharsis in both the mother and the wooden baby

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How is anaphora used in the poem?
Lines begin with a verb, focusing on the mother lashing out in anger
Paragraphs begin by referencing the mother's art, creating praise for them
Sentences begin with "She", focusing on the mother and her actions
Stanzas begin with the words "wooden babies", focusing on the art
2
Enslaved women would carve human figures representing the children that were sold away from them
False
True
3
The mother was gifted with artistic talent
True
False
4
The mother urged the babies to gulp water
True
False
5
What are the circumstances of the mother?
She is a widow, raising her kids as a single mom
She has married into a rich family
She is a slave
She has been displaced from her home
6
Why was the mother grieving?
Her children were sold away into slavery
She did not have the tools needed to create her art
Her father passed away
Her children were never real
7
What are the different interpretations of the verbs representative of?
Guilt, anger
Religion, happiness
Humanity, parenthood
Caring mother, anger
8
What is the point of view of the poem?
Second person perspective
Third person perspective
First person perspective
Fourth person perspective
9
Who is the mother?
A symbol representing Jamaican mothers under slavery in general
The narrator
Mary from the bible, representing the healing effect of religion
Lorna Goodison's account of the Jamaican woman's experience
10
What does the phrase "tooth and nails her first tools" represent?
The mother is making a strenuous effort, using all her resources
Change – like when you lose your baby teeth and cut your nails
She is going to build a house with her teeth and nails
She doesn't want to use other tools, as they are less personal
11
The mother was unnamed
True
False
12
What literary device is used in the line "they purged"? What effect does it create?
Imagery, disgust as the woodworms purge
Euphemism, it is less offensice
Enjambment, sense of catharsis in both the mother and the wooden baby
Alliteration, emphasis on the healing power of the coping mechanism
13
Through which literary devices is the acknowledging tone displayed?
Alliteration, emotion
Idiom, symbolism
Anaphora, catharsis
Metaphor, diction
14
The line length of this poem is varied
False
True

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