Question

Read the poem.

Colored Toys

When I bring to you colored toys, my child,

I understand why there is such a play of colors on clouds, on water,

and why flowers are painted in tints

---when I give colored toys to you, my child.



When I sing to make you dance

I truly now why there is music in leaves,

and why waves send their chorus of voices to the heart of the listening earth

---when I sing to make you dance.



When I bring sweet things to your greedy hands

I know why there is honey in the cup of the flowers

and why fruits are secretly filled with sweet juice

---when I bring sweet things to your greedy hands.



When I kiss your face to make you smile, my darling,

I surely understand what pleasure streams from the sky in morning light,

and what delight that is that is which the summer breeze brings to my body

---when I kiss you to make you smile.

How does the first stanza fit into the overall structure of the poem and contribute to the development of the theme?


It presents a contrast with what the speaker later reveals about nature.

It establishes a pattern in which the speaker gains a particular perspective.


It introduces a setting that involves the speaker and a child making observations.

It establishes a relationship between parents and children that is repeated in the poem.

Answer 1

It establishes a relationship between parents and children that is repeated in the poem.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

It establishes a relationship between parents and children that is repeated in the poem and by doing a parallel between things that she brought to the child and their characteristics found in Nature.

sweet as honey

colorful as flowers

soft and gentle as summer breeze

sound like waves

pleasure to see morning light