Question

review the poem.
nicks vase
i stopped by the art room
to pick up some extra glaze.
my elbow bumped the edge
of nicks new drying vase.

the vase then crashed on tile floor,
and there i stood in shock.
ive never wished so badly
for power to turn back the clock.

then i became a frozen statue.
should i hide the pieces on a shelf?
should i try and tell nick that his vase
was stolen by an art room elf?

but i found nick, and took a breath,
confessed my clumsy ways.
nick laughed, said he could understand,
and helped me mend the broken vase.

what is the main theme of the poem?

art you make yourself is more valuable than art you buy at the store.

its important to admit it when you have made a mistake.

sometimes you can make people upset without meaning to.

Explanation:

The poem follows the speaker who accidentally breaks Nick's vase, considers lying/hiding the mistake, then confesses. Nick forgives and helps fix it, emphasizing honesty about errors over avoiding accountability. The other options do not align with the core narrative: the first is unrelated to handmade vs store-bought art, the third focuses on accidental upset but the poem's resolution centers on confession, not just unintended harm.

Answer:

It's important to admit it when you have made a mistake.