Quiz

1)      Review these lines:

Skin had hope, that's what skin does.

Heals over the scarred place, makes a road.

What do you think these two lines mean? Offer an interpretation and back it up using

specific evidence in the poem.

I think skin here that the author wants say is, skin as a symbol of protection, just like skin protects animal's body. Here skin means protect people from war, she hopes "skin" as a symbol to peace, and heal the people in the war. She believes that heals can make a road for people to escape of pain.

2)      What could skin be a metaphor or symbol for?

              l think skin that author uses here, she wants skin as a symbol for protection and peace. Skin protects animal's body. She wants there will be a "skin" to help all the people in war can escape from the pain of war, just like a strong protection and leads people forward to be peaceful.

4)      Based on what you know about the poet, what is the significance of the line "Love means you breathe in two countries"?

Two countries had war together for a long time. We know the background is about the war between Israel with Palestine. Nye thinks both two countries have no reason to have war expect for nationalism and territorial dispute. She thinks it's not the reason that is enough for people to die and lose their family and life. She beliebes love exceeds countries' boundary lines, it's all around the world. We need to love each other because we are all human beings. Breathe in two countries has the meaning with people live without any thought about different countries. They are all like a one huge family.