Question

figurative language
except from empty candy jar by hulwen
i am from building blocks and candy jar with no candy in it.
from baby dolls and a piggy bank.
i am from the room being attacked by a storm and moist to moist to moist.
i am from the silk flower.
who shows all her beauty at one time.
i am from the telescope to the fish tank from u and tang.
i am from \hurry up!\ and \faster faster!\ and from staying in bed as long as possible from sitting as long as possible.
i am from looking at the pedestrian with the telescope on the rooftop.
i am from grandpa and great grandma from salted dumplings that i hate from his death because of diabetes and from watching billiards and playing poker digging a hole in the playground and waiting for it to become fossils.
i am from those moments
from an empty candy jar
what mood do the title and the descriptive language in the passage create?
a hollow
b sad
c warm
d love
when the poet says she is from \salted dumplings that i hate\ what can you infer about her meaning?
a she does not like her house.
b she did not like her grandparents.
c she does not like salted dumplings.
d she did not like her childhood.
short answer: what do you think the poet means in the final two lines?

Explanation:

Short Answer:

The title "Empty Candy Jar" and descriptive language like "moist to moist" and "empty candy jar" create a mood of sadness. The poet's use of "empty" and "moist" (which can imply tears or dampness associated with sadness) contribute to this. For the inference question, when the poet says "salted dumplings that I hate," the most straightforward inference is about the food itself. In literature, when something is described as "hate" in a simple, direct context like this (with no other indicators), it usually refers to the object (in this case, the dumplings) rather than a more complex inference about home, grandparents, or childhood.
For the final two - line meaning: "I am from those moments From an empty candy jar" likely means that the poet's memories (moments) are like an empty candy jar - once full (of experiences, perhaps sweet ones), but now empty (maybe indicating a sense of loss or the passage of time where those sweet childhood or past experiences are no longer present in the same way).

Answer:

1. B. sad
2. C. She does not like salted dumplings.
3. The poet means that her memories (moments) are like an empty candy jar - once full (of experiences, perhaps sweet ones), but now empty (maybe indicating a sense of loss or the passage of time where those sweet childhood or past experiences are no longer present in the same way).