In the poem "Sacred" by Christopher Knapp, the speaker's host considers "telephones" to be sacred. The host emphasizes this by instructing the speaker to remember that the telephone is sacred, indicating its importance in maintaining connections and communication.
Reread this poem by Christopher Knapp.
Sacred
You took my hand one time only:
at our parting, which surprised you.
After thousands of words and hundreds of meals
had passed, you put my hand in yours, one time.
Your hand was sandpaper, callused and rough,
fingers fixed to curl around a plow,
nails caked with dirt from morning prayers.
It felt like home against mine.
You took my hand one time only,
before I caught the bus to leave Kornaka.
You took my hand and said “my son,
remember the telephone
is sacred.”
You analyzed this poem earlier in the lesson. What does the speaker’s host consider sacred?
Kornaka
handshakes
telephones
friendship
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