Question

1. In her poem, "What Your Mother Tells You Now," Mitsuye Yamada writes,

What your mother tells you
now
in time
you will come to know.

Which statement provides the BEST explanation of how the poet uses line breaks in this poem?
The line breaks place the emphasis on "now" and "in time."
The line breaks are used in place of regular punctuation.
The line breaks make sure that the reader slows down as they read.
The line breaks keep the reader from getting confused.

Answer 1

C.) The line breaks make sure that the reader slows down as they read

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem has these breaks in the lines to serve as a way for the reader to see the emphasize on the meaning behind the words.

"What your mother tells you

now

in time

you will come to know",

The bolded words are read slower and the meaning is emphasized on them compared to if the poem were written as, "What your mother tells you now in time you will come to know." Thus these breaks trigger the reader to slow down and fathom the meaning of the words more.