A. Gautam

I want to see the world
I want to be the world
Listen to my heart sing
I just want to be heard

5 Sometimes, it’s lonely to be me
Can you try to understand?
I feel at the border
Of the sea and land
My soul and heart feel stirred
10 I just want to be heard

My father is my earth
He holds me close but lets me fly
My mother is my sea
She lets me dream and float close by
15 I will need them always
Today, I just want to be heard

Sometimes, I am an island
Close to home, yet a bit far
I am looking for the right word
20 I just want to be heard

Question

The metaphors in the third stanza
Responses

A describe the loneliness the speaker feels when she feels far from her parents.describe the loneliness the speaker feels when she feels far from her parents.

B explain the frustration the speaker feels when expressing her needs.

1 answer

The correct response is A: describe the loneliness the speaker feels when she feels far from her parents.

In the third stanza, the speaker uses metaphors of her father as "earth" and her mother as "sea" to convey a sense of grounding and support from her parents, while simultaneously expressing a disconnect or distance ("Close to home, yet a bit far"). The metaphor of being "an island" emphasizes the solitude the speaker experiences, suggesting that despite having a connection to her parents, there are moments of emotional isolation where she feels separated from them.