Question

Read the lines from the poem “My First Memory (of Librarians).”

In the foyer up four steps a semicircular desk presided
To the left side a card catalog
On the right newspapers draped over what looked like a quilt rack
Magazines face out from the wall

These lines provide the reader with

1.implicit details about how the speaker feels about books.
2.implicit details about how the speaker views magazines.
3.explicit details about how the library items are arranged.
4.explicit details about how the card catalog is organized.

Answer 1

These lines present the reader with option three (3), explicit details about how the library items are arranged.

Step-by-step explanation:

I got it right on the Edge quiz for the lesson Everyday Heroes: Poems by Nikki Giovanni. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Explicit details about how the library items are arranged.

Step-by-step explanation:

Explicit details are clearly stated and implicit details require an inference. Nothing is implicitly stated about magazines or books. The card catalog is hardly mentioned, so the answer must be 3.