Question
Click to read "I Am Offering this Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca. Then answer
the question.
The word hogan means 'small, safe dwelling space." How does this word
contribute to the overall emotion expressed in the third stanza of the poem?
A. It contributes to the emotion of feeling lost and directionless.
• B. It contributes to the emotion of safety and comfort.
C. It contributes to the emotion of being cold and lonely.
D. It contributes to the emotion of being tired and overwhelmed.
Answer
B. It contributes to the emotion of safety and comfort.