Question

Read the excerpt below from the poem "Exile" by Julia Alvarez and complete the statement that follows.

On the way to the beach, you added, eyeing me.

The uncles fell in, chuckling phony chuckles,

What a good time she’ll have learning to swim!

back in my sisters’ room Mami was packing


a hurried bag, allowing one toy apiece,

her red eyes belying her explanation:

a week at the beach so Papi can get some rest.

She dressed us in our best dresses, party shoes.


The bolded words in the excerpt are examples of __________.

a) symbolism

b) metaphors

c) similes

d) foreshadowing

Answer 1

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Symbolism is the device which is used to signify certain ideas and thoughts using symbols and its meaning is different from its literal meaning.

The poem "Exile" is a political poem written in the first person. The speaker is telling about her families exile from their homeland in Dominican to New York City.

In the given excerpt the speaker is in a symbolical manner trying to compare swimming with that of exile.

So, the correct answer is option A.