Here’s how you can match the quotes with the ideas that help shape the meaning of the poem:
Share the Stories of Your Culture:
- “Shall I weave the zig-zag pathway Whence the sacred fire was born;” (lines 21–22)
- “Showing something of my life: To the Spirit God a prayer. Grateful that he brought my people To the land of silence vast” (lines 35–38)
- “Shall I, a patient dweller in this Land of fair blue skies, Tell something of their story while My shuttle swiftly flies?” (lines 9–12)
Heritage Makes You Who You Are:
- “All this perhaps I might weave” (line 29)
This grouping highlights the connections between the quotes and the themes of cultural storytelling and the significance of heritage.