by Alberto Rios
The library is dangerous--
Don't go in. If you do
You know what will happen.
It's like a pet store or a bakery--
5 Every single time you'll come out of there
Holding something in your arms.
Those novels with their big eyes.
And those no-nonsense, all muscle
Greyhounds and Dobermans,
10 All non-fiction and business,
Cuddly when they're young
But then when the first page is turned.
The doughnut scent of it all, knowledge,
The aroma of coffee being made
15 In all those books, something for everyone,
The deli offerings of civilization itself.
The library is the book of books,
Its concrete and wood and glass covers
Keeping within them the very big,
20 Very long story of everything.
The library is dangerous, full
Of answers. If you go inside,
You may not come out
The same person who went in
#2 Read this sentence from paragraph 14 of the story "The Antique Shop."
"Customers are taking a piece of history with them, something that brings back a happy memory or sparks their imagination."
Which lines from the poem "Don't Go Into the Library" contain a SIMILAR idea?
(1 point)
Responses
Cuddly when they're young,/ But then the first page is turned. (lines 11-12)
And those no-nonsense, all muscle/ Greyhounds and Dobermans, (lines 8-9)
You may not come out/ The same person who went in. (lines 23-24)
You know what will happen./ It's like a pet story or a bakery--- (lines 3-4)n.
1 answer
The lines from the poem "Don't Go Into the Library" that contain a similar idea to the sentence from "The Antique Shop" are:
You may not come out/ The same person who went in. (lines 23-24)
This reflects the notion that customers (or readers, in this case) leave with something significant that can impact their memories and imagination.
