Question

Comprehension 2. Reading Check (a) In "I Am Offering This Poem," what phrase does the speaker repeat at the end of every stanza? (b) In "The Writer," what wish for the daughter does the speaker express twice? (c) In "Hugging the Jukebox," what three things does the speaker say Alfred cannot do? What remarkable thing can Alfred do?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) In "I Am Offering This Poem," the phrase that the speaker repeats at the end of every stanza is "I love you."

(b) In "The Writer," the speaker expresses the wish for the daughter to "live well" twice.

(c) In "Hugging the Jukebox," the speaker mentions three things that Alfred cannot do: he cannot dance, cannot smoke, and cannot make a shadow on the wall. The remarkable thing Alfred can do is that he can sing.