Question

Momentum
By Catherine Doty

which one is right

What is the meaning of the phrase "the hillside wears your shoes" as it is used in lines 23-24?

• The subject's shoes flew off and landed on the hillside.

• The sun made shadows of the shoes on the hillside.

• The kids stole the subject's shoes.

Answer 1

The first option is the closest interpretation of the phrase "the hillside wears your shoes" as used in the poem. It suggests that the subject's shoes were lost or removed and ended up on the hillside.