Question

d the selection and choose the best answer to each question. then fill in the answer on your swer document.
midnight
by sara holbrook
when its sunday
and its midnight,
the weekend
put back in its chest,
5 the toys of recreation,
party times
and needed rest.

when i lie in wait
for monday
10 to grab me by the ear,
throw me at the shower,
off to school
and when i hear
the train at midnight
15 from so many miles away...
when its sunday...
and its midnight...

1. the metaphor in the first stanza is used to emphasize th

speaker’s weekend of fun and relaxation is over

speaker uses the weekend to organize things

speaker’s time is wasted during the weekend

speaker behaves like a small child on the weekend

clear all

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the metaphor in the first stanza: "the weekend / put back in its chest, / the toys of recreation, / party times / and needed rest." This implies the weekend (with its fun, recreation, etc.) is ending, as if putting away the "toys" of the weekend. The other options don't fit: the metaphor doesn't suggest organizing (second option), wasting time (third), or behaving like a child (fourth). So the first option matches the metaphor's emphasis on the weekend of fun ending.

Answer:

A. speaker’s weekend of fun and relaxation is over