Question

When I taught you

at eight to ride
a bicycle, loping along
beside you
as you wobbled away
on two round wheels,
my own mouth rounding
in surprise when you pulled
ahead down the curved
path of the park,
I kept waiting
for the thud
of your crash as I
sprinted to catch up,
while you grew
smaller, more breakable
with distance,
pumping, pumping
for your life, screaming
with laughter,
the hair flapping
behind you like a
handkerchief waving
goodbye.


question
PART A: Which statement best identifies the theme of the poem?

A
Learning how to ride a bike and leaving home are both exciting experiences for daughters.
B
Watching their children do new things brings parents nothing but fear.
C
Nothing brings a mother more joy than watching their daughter grow up.
D
Watching their children grow up is both exciting and stressful for parents.

Answer 1

D. Watching their children grow up is both exciting and stressful for parents.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem speaks about joy the child is having with the parent, yet the parent being scared of them falling, only for the child to leave them behind.

"I kept waiting / for the thud / of your crash as I"

"hair flapping/behind you like a / handkerchief waving / goodbye"