Question

"Hanging Fire" is told from the perspective of "blank" while "Summer of His Fourteenth Year" is told from the perspective of "blank"

a mother of a teenager, a teenage girl

a teenage girl, a mother of a teenager

a teenage boy, a sibling of a teenager

a father of a teenager, a teenage boy



The two points of view in the poems emphasize the challenges of adolescence by


showing teens’ desire to be independent from the teens’ perspectives.

illustrating teens’ thought process from an omniscient point of view.

showing teens’ and parents’ struggle with the transition to adulthood.

illustrating how parents feel frustrated by teens from a parent’s perspective.


An important message about life in BOTH poems is


teenagers are messy and sulky.

parents of teenagers are nagging and protective.

teenagers should be kinder to their parents.

communication between children and parents can be difficult during the teenage

Answer 1

1. "Hanging Fire" is told from the perspective of **a teenage girl** while "Summer of His Fourteenth Year" is told from the perspective of **a mother of a teenager**.

2. The two points of view in the poems emphasize the challenges of adolescence by **showing teens’ and parents’ struggle with the transition to adulthood.**

3. An important message about life in BOTH poems is **communication between children and parents can be difficult during the teenage years.**