Practicing Success
Read the poem and answer the question below I lost my talk The talk you took away. When I was a little girl At Shubenacadie school.
You snatched it away: I speak like you I think like you I create like you The scrambled ballad, about my word.
Two ways I talk Both ways I say, Your way is more powerful. So gently I offer my hand and ask, Let me find my talk So I can teach you about me |
What do these lines suggest about the speaker? "I speak like you I think like you I create like you" |
Submissive nature Powerful nature Dominant nature Melancholic nature |
Submissive nature |
These lines suggest the submissive nature of the poet. The residential school system removed and isolated children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions, and cultures, and assimilated them into the dominant culture |