Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “hanging fire” by audre lorde i am fourteen and my skin has betrayed me the boy i cannot live without still sucks his thumb in secret how come my knees are always so ashy what if i die before the morning comes and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed. i have to learn how to dance in time for the next party my room is too small for me suppose i die before graduation they will sing sad melodies but finally tell the truth about me there is nothing i want to do and too much that has to be done and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed. nobody even stops to think about my side of it i should have been on math team my marks were better than his why do i have to be the one wearing braces i have nothing to wear tomorrow will i live long enough to grow up and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed. source: lorde, audre. “hanging fire.” the black unicorn: poems. new york: kitchen table: women of color press, 1978. el camino college. web. 06 june 2011. which poetic techniques are illustrated in the opening lines “i am fourteen/and my skin has betrayed me/the boy i cannot live without/still sucks his thumb/in secret”? a. alliteration and metaphor b. allusion and alliteration c. apostrophe and simile d. personification and enjambment

The correct answer is D. Personification and enjambement

Explanation:

In poetry, there are different techniques poets usually use for stylistic purposes this includes the rhyme, the onomatopoeia, the alliteration, the simile, the personification, among others. In the case of personification, this technique occurs when objects, plants, animals or entities that are not humans are given human features or are represented as people. In the verses from the poem "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde this can be seen in "and my skin has betrayed me" because the skin is an inanimate object that has been given the action of betrayal which is somehow exclusive from people.

On the other hand, enjambment which is another poetry technique occurs when the verses do not end at the end of a complete idea, which means in poems with enjambement one idea is developed through multiple verses. This device can also be found in the poem by Audre Lorde as the idea "I am fourteen/and my skin has betrayed me" is divided into verses and the idea "the boy I cannot live without/still sucks his thumb/in secret" is divided into three verses. Therefore, in this poem, the techniques illustrated are personification and enjambement.

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