Question

Sitting too long

skinny cinnamon burnt legs
cramped, Momma's thigh
suctioned your ear
relief was turning your head
a new view of the television
-"East 149th Street (Symphony for a Black Girl),"
Teri Ellen Cross Davis
How does the comma in the third line contribute to the
impatient tone in this part of the poem?
O by emphasizing the girl's discomfort
by highlighting the girl's primary complaint
O by hinting at the girl's boredom
O by separating the girl's actions from her mother's

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is A. By emphasizing the girl's discomfort

by highlighting the girl's primary complaint

Step-by-step explanation:

In these lines, it never talks anything about boredom. Those specific lines also aren't any of mother's actions, so the other choice is ruled out as well.