There is a wall between you and I:

My voice is warped when it reaches the other side.
Your words bounce on the bricks, they fall.
Why can't we hear each other at all?

I hide behind the headphones in my ears.
You act so strong and try to mask your fears.
"Mother, I think about tomorrow, I do."
I say these things, I do, but not to you.

Your eyes scan my room and search my heart—
the people you don't know in my posters, my art,
and the trophies you dust for memories.
I understand the things that you don't say.

When the iPod is turned off, and you sit on my bean chair,
the wall shrinks—it is a football that I can kick away.
When you and I are silent, and your fingers stroke my hair.
you understand the things that I don't have to say.
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What is the effect of the metaphor "the wall shrinks—it is a football that I can kick away"?
A.
It shows the speaker regards his or her life as just another game of football.
B.
It shows the speaker usually imagines things that don't really happen in real life.
C.
It shows the speaker is able to tell the mother to allow him or her to play football.
D.
It shows the speaker is able to communicate with his or her mother once again

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The correct answer is:

D. It shows the speaker is able to communicate with his or her mother once again.

The metaphor "the wall shrinks—it is a football that I can kick away" suggests that the emotional distance or barriers (the wall) between the speaker and the mother is lessening, allowing for better communication. By comparing the wall to a football that can be kicked away, it implies that the speaker feels empowered to overcome the barriers that hinder their connection with the mother, portraying a moment of understanding and closeness.