Question

read the poem. then, review the bolded text in the second stanza.
nick’s vase
i stopped by the art room
to pick up some extra glaze.
my elbow bumped the edge
of nick’s new drying vase.
the vase then crashed on tile floor,
and there i stood in shock.
i’ve 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.
the bolded text requires an inference, or a guess, about missing details. based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?
the speaker lost track of time and is running late.
the speaker thinks it would be fun to travel in time.
the speaker regrets bumping into nick’s vase.

Explanation:

The bolded lines "I've never wished so badly For power to turn back the clock" show the speaker wants to reverse their action. Turning back time here implies they want to undo bumping Nick's vase, which indicates regret. The other options are not supported: there is no mention of being late, and the wish is not about enjoying time travel but fixing a mistake.

Answer:

The speaker regrets bumping into Nick's vase.