Question

Read the lines from the poem “My First Memory (of Librarians).” In the foyer up four steps a semicircular desk presided To the left side a card catalog On the right newspapers draped over what looked like a quilt rack Magazines face out from the wall

These lines provide the reader with
A. implicit details about how the speaker feels about books.
B. implicit details about how the speaker views magazines.
C.explicit details about how the library items are arranged.
D. explicit details about how the card catalog is organized.

Answer 1

C. How the library was arranged

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Nikki Giovanni is the author of the poem “My First Memory (of Librarians).”

Nikki Giovanni was born in 1943, Nikki Giovanni is the author of numerous collections of poetry and was the first poet awarded with the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award.

in the following excerpt from the poem:

"In the foyer up four steps a semicircular desk presided To the left side a card catalogue On the right newspapers draped over what looked like a quilt rack Magazines face out from the wall"

The reader is provided with:

A. implicit details about how the speaker feels about books.

This is better understood by reading the next lines of the poem, for example:

"The welcoming smile of my librarian

The anticipation in my heart

All those books—another world—just waiting

At my fingertips."

so the final answer to this question is :

A. implicit details about how the speaker feels about books.