What is the poem Gate A 4 about?
What is the poem Gate A 4 about?
This poem defines community because it shows that when you meet someone that they might have to many friends and things in common with you, you just have to get to know them. The theme was happiness, bringing people together over common grounds.
Who is the main character in Gate A 4?
Yōji Itami
What is the significance of the Maamoul cookies for the speaker in the poem Gate A 4?
To the speaker of the poem, the cookies represented coming together. The cookies stuck out in the speakers mind because before everyone took them, the speaker was looking at all the people’s differences. After the woman pulled handed out the cookies, the speaker’s mind was opened to the similarities everyone shared.
Who wrote Gate A4?
Naomi Shihab Nye’s
When was Gate A 4 written?
2008
How does the speaker’s observation of what takes place at the airport gate affect them?
How does the speaker’s observation of what takes place at the airport gate affect them? It makes them sad that people automatically pass judgement on others. It gives them hope that this form of acceptance is still present in the world. It brings them relief to know that not all people are as cruel as they seem.
What is the tone of making a fist?
The tone the author uses is nostalgic because she is looking back on she was traveling but she also uses a tone of pride because she survived the journey and she can still clench her fist.
What is making a fist about?
Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Making a Fist,” is about a child whose mother comforts her when she is feeling sick while traveling.
What effect does the figurative language used in line 6 produce in the poem?
What effect does the figurative language used in line 6 produce in the poem? The speaker compares her stomach to a split melon, a sharp image that communicates her strong discomfort to the reader. This line suggests that the speaker has actually had her first growth spurt, as melons split when they grow too quickly.