In English we have a homework assignment and i am strugglin with it!. we have to read a poem and answer some questions!. i have read the poem about twenty times and cant figure it out!. Im assuming its about Vietnam War because that was what the book was about that we read!. This is the poem:
"The Friendship Only lasted a Few Seconds" by Lily Lee Adams
He said "Mom,"
And i responded
And became her
I ever lied to him
And i couldnt
Eplain that to others
I got all and more back
But the friendsip
only lasted a few seconds
And he called me Mary
I wished she could
Be there for him
I felt i was in
secod place
but i did the
best i could
and the friendship
only lasted a few seconds!.
and he told e,
"I don't believe this,
I'm dying for nothing!."
then he died!.
again, the friendship
only lasted a few seconds!.
here are the questions
1!. What do you think it means to become someone else without lying!?
2!. What do lines 9-10 indicate!?
3!. What do you think the spaker means in lines 14-17!?
4!. What do you think the theme of the poem is!?
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