Courage BY :Anne Sexton. It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The first time you rode a bike, wallowing.

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Courage BY :Anne Sexton

It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The first time you rode a bike, wallowing up the sidewalk. The first spanking when your heart went on a journey all alone. When they called you crybaby or poor or fatty or crazy and made you into an alien, you drank their acid and concealed it. Late if you faced the death of bombs and bullets you did not do it with a banner, you did it with only a hat to cover your heart. You did not fondle the weakness inside you though it was there. Your courage was a small coal that you kept swallowing. If your buddy saved you and died himself in so doing, then his courage was not courage, it was love; love as simple as shaving soap. Later

if you have endured a great despair, then you did it alone, getting a transfusion from the fire, picking the scabs off your heart, then wringing it out like a sock. Next, my kinsman, you powdered your sorrow, you gave it a back rub and then you covered it with a blanket and after it had slept a while it woke to the wings of the roses and was transformed. Later when you face old age and its natural conclusion your courage will still be shown in the little ways, each spring will be a sword you’ll sharpen, those you love will live in a fever of love, and you’ll bargain with the calendar and at the last moment when death opens the back door you’ll put on your carpet slippers and stride out.

Summary Anne Sexton’s poem “Courage” looks at life as a series of journeys, through childhood and onward. It emphasizes the connection between bravery and love.

Simile for “Courage”The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. Simile for “Courage” …wringing it out like a sock. Metaphor for “Courage”The first spanking when your heart went on a journey all alone.

mark details in lines 1–14 that show repeated words or phrases

What is one main point that “Courage” makes about courage? a.It is rarely accompanied by fear. b.It is evident even in small achievements. c.It is usually accompanied by fame and glory. d.It develops only when a person reaches adulthood. According to “Courage,” what besides courage motivates someone to die saving a buddy? a.patriotism b.instinct c.glory d.love love It is evident even in small achievements

What does the speaker in “Courage” suggest that people often do when they show courage? a.They hide their fear. b.(They brag and boast. c.(They make poor decisions. d.They fail to see the true situation. They hide their fear What main effect does the simile in these lines from “Courage” have on the reader? It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. a.It stresses the idea that the child’s first step is a small thing. b.It captures the motion of the child’s taking a first step. c.It suggests that the child’s first step is a major event. d.It conveys a parent’s pride in a child’s first step. It suggests that the child’s first step is a major event.

In these lines from “Courage,” what two things does the simile compare? Later, if you have endured a great despair, then you did it alone, getting a transfusion from the fire, picking the scabs off your heart, then wringing it out like a sock. a.your heart and a sock b.the fire and your heart c.the scabs and your heart d.a transfusion and the fire your heart and a sock