Question

read the excerpt of the poem \the ballad of rosa parks.\
rosa
how she sat there,
the time right inside a place
so wrong it was ready,

that trim name with
its dream of a bench
to rest on. her sensible coat.

how does the narration in this excerpt affect the storytelling?
○ it shows rosa parks’s view of herself.
○ it explains rosa parks’s motivation for staying seated.
○ it shows the poet’s perspective of rosa parks.
○ it provides a portrait of rosa parks with a lot of descriptive detail.

Explanation:

The excerpt is from a poem about Rosa Parks. The narration uses the poet's voice (third - person perspective from the poet's view) to describe Rosa Parks. Option A is incorrect as it's not Rosa's self - view. Option B is wrong because the excerpt doesn't explain her motivation. Option D is incorrect as there's not a lot of descriptive detail for a full portrait. Option C is correct as the poem's narration reflects the poet's perspective of Rosa Parks.

Answer:

C. It shows the poet's perspective of Rosa Parks.