Match the category of poetry with the excerpt or poem.

Question

Poetry of Place
Poetry of Spirit
Poetry of Nature
Poetry of Family
Question
When the black snake
flashed onto the morning road,
and the truck could not swerve—
death, that is how it happens.

Now he lies looped and useless
as an old bicycle tire.
I stop the car
and carry him into the bushes.

(1 point)
Responses

A
A

B
B

C
C

D

Answer 1

The excerpt you provided matches with:

Poetry of Nature

This excerpt reflects imagery and themes related to the natural world, specifically involving a snake and the consequences of human interaction with it.

So the response would be C.